CALENDAR 



Applications and Recommendations 
FOR Office 



DURING THE 



PRESIDENCY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON 



PREPARED FROM THE FILES OF THE BUREAU OF APPOINTMENTS, 
lJ,S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE 



By GA.IIvLA.RD HUNT 




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WASHINGTON 

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INTRODUCTORY NOTE. 



Most of the applications and recommendations for office 
received by the President are sent by him to the several Exec- 
utive Departments of the Government, and those that he re- 
tains do not become a part of the Government's archives. 
When the Government was first organized under the Consti- 
tution the Department of State performed a variety of 
domestic functions, some of which have since, in the devel- 
opment of government machinery, been assigned to other 
Departments. Territorial affairs, the census, and patents, 
now under the Department of the Interior, were within its 
jurisdiction, and it was the medium through which much of 
the business now under the Department of Justice was trans- 
acted. It would appear also that many applications for offices 
under the Treasury Department were referred to it. 

The applications and recommendations for office during 
the Adminstration of George Washington, of which a calen- 
dar is given here, form a part of the archives of the Bureau 
of Appointments of the Department of State. Not included 
in this calendar are a few similar papers among the domestic 
archives in the Bureau of Indexes and Archives, and still 
fewer among the collections of historical manuscripts in the 
Bureau of Rolls and Library. There are no similar archives 
for the same period in any other Department of the 
Government. 

In many cases the papers contain a statement of the service 
in the Revolution of the candidates for office. They also 
throw strong historical side lights upon the men and events 
of the time. They show what were considered as good rea- 
sons for requesting executive office, and may be taken as a 
fair index of popular opinion on this subject. The papers 
may be grouped under five heads. 

Ill 



IV 

First. — Those which relate entirely to the fitness of the 
applicant for the duties of the office. This group comprises 
fully three-fourths of the whole number of applications. 

[From James Rowdoin.] 

Sir 

The Regard, I am persuaded, your Excellency entertained for 
my late Father: the Respect, which his private, as well as public 
Character induced, whilst it should inspire a general Desire, to 
emulate his Virtues, ought in a peculiar Manner, to create in me, a 
Disposition, to tread in his Footsteps. 

These Considerations, added to a supposed ability, to serve the 
United States, [torn out] in the Character of their Minister, at 
the [torn out] London, induce me, to make a Tender [torn out] 
Services, to your Excellency. 

After having partaken of the Honours of Harvard College in 
Massachussetts, I passed to Great Britain, and received the Re- 
mainder of my Education at Christ church College in Oxford, where 
I was personally, and particularly, acquainted with the hon^'^ M"; 
Geo. Grenville, now the Marquis of Buckingham, y^ Earl of Win- 
chelsea. Lord Buckley, the present Lord Clive, and others, some 
of whom, are respectable characters in the present Administration 
in that Country: I afterwards took y^ usual Tour of the Continent 
of Europe, which gave me a further Introduction to many distin- 
guished Persons of the English Nation. Since my Return to my 
own Country, I have been, for a number of years, a Member of the 
Genl Court of Massachusetts, and have been qualifying myself for 
public Life. 

Upon these Grounds, I have presumed upon making an Offer of 
my Services to your Excellency, not with a View to y? Emoluments 
of such an Appointment, having a competent Fortune to support 
myself, either in England, or my own Country, in the Character of 
a Gentleman. 

As I wish my Views, may not, at present, be made public; I am 
to request y^ Favour, they may, so far, rest with your Excellency, 
as not to superceed those Enquiries, with respect to my Abilities, 
and Character, which you. Sir, may deem fit,' and necessary. 

Attached to your Person, and devoted to your Interest; you'll 
permit me, with Sentiments of the most profound Respect, to sub- 
scribe myself, 

Sir, Your most obedient 

& very humble Servant, 

James Bowdoin. 

Boston December jt 

1791. 



Second. — Those in which the performance of miHtary 
service is given as one reason for asking for an office. As 
an incidental reason it frequently appears; as a chief reason, 
very seldom. 

[From P. C. L'Enfant.] 

c New York Sept^''^ the nth lySg. 

The late determination of Congress to lay the foundation of a city 
which is to become the Capital of this vast Empire, offer so great an 
occasion of acquiring reputation, to whoever may be appointed to 
conduct the execution of the business, that your Excellency will not 
be surprised that my Ambition and the desire I have of becoming a 
usefuU Citizen should lead me to wish a share in the undertaking. 

No Nation perhaps had ever before the opportunity offered them 
of deliberately deciding on the spot where their Capital city should 
be fixed, or of combining every necessary consideration in the choice 
of situation — and altho' the means now within the power of the coun- 
try are not such as to pursue the design to any great extent, it will 
be obvious that the plan should be drawn on such a scale as to leave 
room for that aggrandizement & embellishment which the increase 
of the wealth of the nation will permit it to pursue at any period 
however remote — viewing the matter in this light I am fully sensible 
of the extent of the undertaking and under the hope of a continua- 
tion of the indulgence you have hitherto honored me with I now 
presume to sollicit the favor of being Employed in this Business. 

And now that I am addressing your Excellency I will avail my- 
self of the occasion to call to your attention an object of at least 
equal importance to the dignity of the Nation, and in which her 
quiet and prosperity is intimately connected I mean the protection 
of the Sea Coast of the United States — this has hitherto been left to 
the Individual States and has been so totally neglected as to endan- 
ger the peace of the Union for it is certain that any insult offered on 
that side (and there is nothing to prevent it) however immaterial it 
might be in its local effect, would degrade the nation and do more 
injury to its political interests than a much greater depradation on 
her Inland frontiers from these considerations I should argue the 
necessity of the different Ways and sea ports being fortified at the 
expense of the union, in order that one general and uniform system 
may prevail throughout, that being as necessary as an uniformity in 
the dicipline of the Troupes to whom they are to be Intrusted. 

I flater myself your Excellency will excuse the freedom with 
which I impart to you my ideas on this subject indeed my Confidence 
in this Business arises in a great measure from a persuasion that the 
subject has already engaged your attention, having had the honor 



VI 

to belong to the Corps of Engineer acting under your orders dur- 
ing the late war, and being the only officer of that Corps remaining 
on the Continent I must confess I have long flattered myself with 
the hope of a reappointment a hope which was encouraged by sev- 
eral individuals of the former Congress — and now when the estab- 
lishment of a truly federal Government renders every post under it 
more desirable, I view the appointment of Engineer to the United 
States as the one which could possibly be most gratifying to my 
wishes and tho' the necessety of such an office to superintend & di- 
rect the fortifications necessary in the United States is sufficiently 
apparent the advantages to be derived from the appointment will 
appear more striking when it is considered that the sciences of Mili- 
tary and Civil architecture are so connected as to render an Engi- 
neer equally serviceable in time of Peace as in war, by the employment 
of his abilities in the internal improvement of the Country. 

Not to intrude any longer on your patience and without entering 
on any particulars relating to my private circumstances of which I 
believe you are sufficiently informed I shall conclude by assuring 
you that ever animated as I have been with a desir to merite your 
good opinion nothing will be wanting to compleat my happiness if 
the remembrance of my former services connected with a variety of 
peculiar circumstances during fourteen years residence in this Coun- 
try can plead with your Excellency in support of the favour I sollicite. 
I have the honor to be with a profound respect your Excellency 

Most humble and 
obedient servant 

P. C. L'Enfant. 
The President of the United States. 

Third. — Those in which continuance in an office held 
under the old Government is requested, the group being a 
larffe one. 

° [From William Temple Franklin.] 

(Private) 

Philadelphia Jan)' g^''. 1790. 

oIR, 

I know not whether I am acting improperly, in thus addressing 
you, but if I am, I beg your Excellency will not impute it to any 
want of Respect for your exalted Character, or elevated Situation. — 
Thinking as Shakespeare expresses it, that 

"'There is a Tide in the Affairs of Men, 
'''' Which taken at the Flood, leads on to Fortune'". 
has induced me to trouble your Excellency on this occasion: for I 
consider the improving the present Moment, as important to the 
Success of my future Voyage through Life. — 

His Exv. Genl Washington. — 



I 



VII 

You well know Sir, the Claims I have both on my own Account, 
and that of my venerable Grandfather's, on the Justice, as well as 
the Favor of the United States, and that it is to your Excellency alone 
that I look up to for both. — If I have been rightly informed, it is 
your Wish to forward my views in the Line of Foreign Affairs: 
should this be the Case, an Opportunity will probably soon offer of 
doing it to the utmost of my Ambition. By Mr Jefferson's accept- 
ing his late honorable Appointment, a Vacancy will ensue at the 
Court of France. This Appointment, of all others, would be the 
most satisfactory to me, as well as to my Grandfather, who has 
long been desirous of seeing me employed in the Line to which he 
brought me up, and to which I have sacrifie'd every other Pursuit 
in Life. He would consider it likewise, in some Measure, as an 
Approbation of his Services in Europe, for which, tho' acknowledg'd 
to be great, he never has yet receiv'd either Reward or even 
Thanks. — I am the more solicitous of this Appointment, as I have 
had it in view since my first being employ'd in the Diplomatic Line; 
and from my long Residence at the Court of France, my Knowledge 
of the French Language, the Duties of a Plenipotentiary, and the 
Business that has hitherto been transacted between this Country and 
that; added to my personal Acquaintance with most of the distin- 
guished Characters there, & the Reputation of my Grandfather; I 
am tempted to believe that I should in that situation, be a Credit 
to my Country as well as to my Employers. This has also been the 
Opinion of my Friends both here and in France. — Permit me as 
applicable to this subject, to enclose an Extract of a Letter from 
Mr Gouverneur Morris, wrote soon after his Arrival at Paris, in 
which he takes notice of the deep Impression my Grandfather has 
made in that Country, and the Utility that would probably result 
from my being employ'd there. 

Thus, Sir, I have taken the Liberty of suggesting my Wishes, 
relative to a particular Appointment, to which it may be said I have 
some Claim; but at the same time permit me to add, that I shall be 
perfectly satisfied with whatever your Excellency may determine on 
this Subject, and not less grateful should it please you to employ 
me differently. But having endeavor'd to qualify myself to serve my 
Country, either at home or abroad, in the Line of Foreign Affairs, 
I thought my Pretensions in this Line better founded ; as well that I 
might be more useful ; few of our Countrymen having attended much 
to this very important Part of Public-Affairs. — When in France, 
from an Idea, that possibly I might hereafter be concerned here in 
the Management of Foreign Affairs, or that it might be of Service to 
those who were ; I collected & committed to writing, all the Informa- 
tion I could get, relative to the Duties of a Secretary of State for the 



VIII 

foreign Department, as well as the particular Arrangements to be 
made in his Office, with regard to secrecy, regularity, and Dispatch 
of Business. — This System I will with Pleasure communicate to your 
Excellency should you be inclined to peruse it. — 

I cannot conclude without apologizing for having thus intruded 
on your Time with my Personal Concerns; but I have been im- 
bolden'd to it by the Friendship that has long subsisted between 
your Excellency and my Grandfather, and the Kindness you have 
on all occasions shown me. Another Inducement I have had, and 
which I need not conceal from your Excellency, is; that being now 
arrived to the Senatorial Age (30) I am anxious to be settled in Life, 
or at least to know what Course I ought to pursue; having hitherto 
avoided every Engagement however honorable or advantageous that 
might the least interfere with my favored Object. My Grandfather, 
who is sensible that he cannot long resist the effect of Time and a 
cruel Malady, grows also more & more anxious to see me provided 
for; and your Excellency will easily conceive the Satisfaction it would 
give him, to find that his Views in bringing me up to Public Life, 
have not been unsuccessful, and that the Gratitude of his Country, 
for his Endeavors to serve it, extends to his Descendant. 

That your Excellency may long live, and enjoy the Affections of 
a grateful People for your eminent Services; and that our Country 
will at least in your Instance be an exception to the Obloquy gener- 
ally incident to Republics, is the Prayer, of 
Sir, 

Your Excellency's, most obedient 
& devoted humble Servant 

W. T. Franklin. 

Fourth. — Those in which an appeal is based upon the ne- 
cessitous circumstances of the candidate. The group is a 
small one. One case (John F, Sonnet) the President an- 
swered by "seasonable relief," and not by an office. 

[From Joseph Donaldson.] 

Baltimore i^^ Octob. 1792 
Sir 

After a labour of thirty years in this Country I am reduced to 
distress — My first place of residence was Fredericksburg — I removed 
from thence to York in Pennsylvania and acquired by industry a 
fortune — I came to Baltimore and by giving too extensive credit I 
lost my all; during the War my services in York County were not 
unprofitable to the cause of Liberty, I exerted myself in sending out 
men, and my House and Purse were ever open to the friends of 
America. 



IX 

I am now poor — a wife and six children look up to me for sup- 
port — I am unable to give it My request to you Sir is, to mention 
my name for any place which is or may become vacent in this Town, 
the profits of which may maintain my family and gratitude will ever 

exist in the breast of 

Joseph Donaldson. 

Fifth. — Those in which the political opinions of the can- 
didates play an important part. This group is the smallest 
of all. 

When Washington became President, there were two po- 
litical parties in the country, one in favor of the Constitution 
and the other opposed to it, members of the former being 
generally called Federalists and of the latter Antifederalists. 
There were then two States under the control of the Anti- 
federalists — North Carolina and Rhode Island — and the 
papers show that applications for appointments to office in 
those States set forth the candidates' political opinions, which 
were doubtless considered when the appointments were made. 
As the Administration progressed the party opposed to the 
Constitution disappeared and the division was on the con- 
struction of the Constitution. Washington did not take sides 
with either party, and the applications for appointments — 
which were not numerous, as nearly all the offices were filled — 
do not disclose the political views of the candidates. 

[From Josiah Flint.] 

M'' [Flint] reports, from his conversation with M' , 

that, in the Port of Providence, 

Cot' Olney is universally popular, that he is a firm man to oppose 
smuggling, & that it has seemed for a long time to be the 
prevailing opinion he would be appointed Collector. 
M^ Thomson — is an honest, but a crabbed, austere man & very 

unpopular. 
M^' Foster — is an intriguing man, of great weight in the State, 
he is thought to have been in a degree bought by the 
Antifederalists, with the promise of having any office 
which it was in their power to give. — He has been 
very popular in Providence, he is of easy, accomodat- 
ing manners — & his appointment would not be dis- 
agreeable in the manner that Thomson's would be. 
It would very much please the Paper money-People — 
He will probably be a Senator. 



X 

J/'' Tyler — is indifferently spoken of — 

Col Barton — popular among the lower class of people; he would 

be active — 
Col Peck's — reputation stands high — 

New Port. 

M' Crook — formerly conducted himself very well in office & is 

much respected. 
Col Sherburn — is a good public character in every thing where 
money is not concerned — but if trusted with the 
collection would be in danger of misapplying 
• the revenue. 
D'' Oliphant — is an old man, spoken of as inactive; — if he should 
be appointed, it would be considered as effected 
through the means of his southern friends. — 
Col° Lyman — is represented as being respectable. 
Walter Channing (a merchant) a good federalist also much respected. 
There are four Law Characters, viz, Govr Bradford, M'' Ellery, M'' 
Merchant & M"' Channing, either of which may well be employed in 
the Judiciary. — M' Ellery has been loan officer, and would probably 
give satisfaction in the Revenue Department. — Govr Bradford, is 
highly respected as a Lawyer in the State, but seems to be rather 
an able Declamer, than a well grounded professional man — The 
other two gentlemen stand very fair in their profession — 
The informant has little knowledge of the persons now in the 
collection at NewPort. — 

[From John Hamilton.] 

Sir 

Your surprise in hearing from a person altogether unknown, 
cannot be surpassed by the difficulty & embarrassment which I feel 
in the attempt to write; — urged by my friends, it is a task that has 
given me much pain and disquietude — being well assured however, 
that you desire only to preside over the hearts of a free people, & to 
be their parent & protector; altho', not the first in an honorable 
profession, I am emboldened to lay before you my wish, to become 
a Servant of the federal government under your administration. 

Having now become a Link in the Band of Union, the necessary 
departments are to be filled up for this State — Should you from 
information or Inquiry, find me worthy of the Office of Federal At- 
torney, for this District, I shall esteem it an high honor to act under 
your Auspices. — at the same tim'e, should my own, & the applica- 
tion of my friends, be unsuccessful; I shall rest satisfied that in the 
roll of applicants, your Excellency has found one, whose qualifica- 
tions & pretensions better entitle him to expect the Nomination — 



XI 

for my own part, I shall be convinced, that wisdom & impartial jus- 
tice hath attended your Choice, & shall at once admire the hand, 
that gives or refuses. 

If it can afford your Excellency a moments pleasure, allow me 
to assure you, that notwithstanding our late backwardness, a greater 
degree of Affection for your person, and a stronger attachment to 
the federal government, does not prevail in any part of America 
than in this State and in this little Corner in particular, and I am 
proud to say, that a few to the Westward excepted (whose minds 
have either been deluded by false Insinuation, captivated with the 
Harlot Charms of an inefficient government, or actuated by Motives 
of Ambition to be all important in the small Circle) the general 
body of the people are well affected to the government and ambi- 
tious in their zeal for its Support. — Being an eye Witness at the 
late Convention & assembly, I am fully persuaded of the truth & 
justice of my observation. 

Hope now elevates, joy brightens the Countenance, and with 
grateful Veneration to the Disposer of Event, we look forward with 
gladdened heart, to the efficacy of our new government, and behold 
in the Supreme Magistrate, a Father, a Friend, & Fellow-Citizen. 

That Heaven may guide & protect yovi, is the solicitious wish & 
prayer of 
Sir 

Your most devoted 

& dutiful Sert. 

Edenton I J. Hamilton 

8 Feby 1790 \ 

The letters quoted above are fair examples of those cal- 
endered in the following pages. In making the calendar the 
orthography of the names, as it appears in the original pa- 
pers, has been followed, but in those cases where it is incor- 
rect the student will find little difficulty in making a correct 
identification. 

Department of State, G. H. 

December 10, igoi. 



Applications for Office during Wastiington's 
Administration. 



Abercrombie, JajNIEs. Philadelphia, October 20, 1793. Applies for 
appointment as naval officer at Philadelphia. He made a pre- 
vious application to Colonel Hamilton to be Treasurer of the 
Mint. 

Aborn, Joseph. {See Wolcott, Oliver.) 

Aborn, Samuel. (See Flint, Royal.) 

Adams, Daniel J. Delaware State, Wilmington, June 25, 1790. Ap- 
plies for appointment as commissioner to settle accounts of the 
State with the General Government. He served five years under 
Washington, and resigned because of poverty. 

Adams, John. Quincy, April 24, 1793. [A letter, mutilated, rec- 
ommending John to office.] (See Barclay, Thomas.) 

\ Adlum, John. Philadelphia, January 3, 1791. Applies for appoint- 
ment as Indian agent for the northern department. He knows 
the country of the Six Nations and many of the chiefs; refers 
to Robert Morris, William Maclay, George Clymer, and James 
Wilson. 

Alcorn, John Anthony. (See Olney, Jeremiah.) 

Alden, Roger. (See Hoops, Adam.) 

All, Isaac. New York, May 16, 1789. Applies for appointment 
as searcher or surveyor of customs at Philadelphia. Refers to 
Senators Langdon and Carroll, and Representatives Fitzsim- 
mons, Clymer, and Heister, and Speaker Muhlenberg. 

' Allen, Paul (Captain). Providence, June 12, 1790. Recommended 
for appointment as naval officer of the port of Providence by 
Samuel Nightingale, John D. Torrance, Nicholas Power, and 
John Spurr. He supplied the Army with stores during the war 
and lost his property in consequence. 

. Providence, June 18, 1790. Applies for appointment as 

naval officer of Providence. He was master of the second ves- 
sel bringing warlike stores into Providence, and furnished rations 
and ammunition. 

ap. of. 1. _ I 



. Providence, February 14, 179^- Recommended for appoint- 
ment as a revenue officer by Jabez Bowen, Enos Hitchcock, John 
Brown, and others. He is well qualified, and was a friend of 
the Revolution and the new Constitution. 

Allen, William. Providence, June lo, 1790. Applies for appoint- 
ment as surveyor of customs for the port of Providence. He 
served through the war. {See Olney, Jeremiah.) 

Alexander, William. Elkton, September 10, 1794. Applies for 
appointment as naval officer for Baltimore. Refers to Chief 
Justice McKean, John Barclay, and John B. Bordley. 

. Cecil County, Md., September 10, 1794. Robert Mulligan 

recommends him. 

. Elkton, September 10, 1794. Samuel Briscoe recommends 

him. 

. Carlisle, March 15, 1796. Applies for appointment as 

surveyor-general or superintendent for the sale of public lands 
northwest of the River Ohio. He was a surveyor for Mr. Hutch- 
ins, late geographer to the United States; he served as lieuten- 
ant, captain, brigade inspector, and major in the Pennsylvania 
line. Refers to Generals St. Clair and Wayne and Colonels 
Blaine and Johnston. 

Philadelphia, August 22, 1796. Thomas Smith recommends 



him. He has been a justice of the peace and was a lieutenant- 
colonel of Carlisle militia in the late expedition against the west- 
ern insurgents. 

Allibone, William. Philadelphia, October 12, 1789. Applies for 
appointment as superintendent of navigation in Delaware River 
and Bay. He is master warden of the port and has perfect 
knowledge of the duties. 

Alsop, John. New York, July 28, 1790. {See Brush, Ebenezer; 
Lawrence, Jon.) 

Anderson, Benjamin. Baltimore, March 16, 1793. Recommended 
for appointment as ensign in the Army by Samuel Smith. He 
is a robust young farmer, and would be able to recruit a number 
of young countrymen who want to see the back country. 

Anderson, James. Philadelphia, January 9, 1794. Recommended 
for appointment as a consul by John Mitchell. Tench Coxe, Wal- 
nut Street, January 10, forwards the application. (To Thomas 
Jefferson.) 

Anderson, Joseph. New York, June n, 1790. Applies for appoint- 
ment as judge of the Territory South of the Ohio. He was in 
the Army, is a lawyer, and purposes settling in the West; sends 
certificates of his services as an officer and of his admission to 
practice law before several State supreme courts; refers to Pat- 
terson, Senator from New Jersey, and Read, Senator from 
Delaware. 

. June 23, 1790. Offers an explanation on the subject of his 



Army accounts. 



— . June 24, 1790. Incloses letter (from whom not stated) ex- 
onerating him. 

— . June 25, 1790. Incloses a letter for the President's perusal, 
setting forth his legal qualifications for office. 

— . Philadelphia, January 7, 1791. Explains his accounts. 
Recites his military service. 

— . Philadelphia. January 20, 1791. H. Knox writes that he 
has approved the settlement of his accounts as paymaster in the 
Army, and that he is an applicant for office. 

— . February 23, 1791. In view of derogatory statements rel- 
ative to a transaction between Major Jaquet and himself, incloses 
a statement from Major Jaquet and explains the transaction. 

— . March i, 1791. Sends a letter from Mr. Vining on the 
subject of his accounts and explains the transaction with Major 
Jaquet. 

— . March i, 1791. J. Vining writes to him relative to his 



transactions with Mr. Jaquet. 
— . March 2, 1791. Offers further explanation. 



. (Undated.) Renews his application, sending copy of the 

report of the Secretary of War and certificate from the commis- 
sioner of army accounts and of his admission to practice before 
the United States Supreme Court. 

Anderson, . United States, March 4, 1891. Tobias Lear writes, 

by the President's command, to say that the views of the Sec- 
retary of State coincide with those of the President, and Mr. 
Anderson's commission should issue. 

Andrews, Robert. Williamsburg, March 2, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment as judge of the admiralty court, should one be estab- 
lished. He has been a professor. (To Hon. John Page.) 

. New York, September 23, 1789. John Page recommends 

him; also recommends William Nelson for the same office. 

. (.SV<" EUicott, Andrew; Page, John.) 



Anmours, Charles d'. {See Weidstrand, M.) 

Anonymous. Providence, March 16, 1789. Application for appoint- 
ment as collector in Rhode Island. 

. New Jersey, July 13, 1789. Relative to the characters of 

applicants for coUectorships in New Jersey. 

December 8, 1796. Application for an office, nature of 



which is not stated. Gives an account of- the present condition 
of affairs in Europe. (To Governor William Blount, in Con- 
gress.) 

Anthony, Joseph. (See Channing, Walter.) 

Appleton, Nathaniel. Boston, August 4, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment as commissioner of the loan office for Massachusetts. 
He was appointed to that office by the legislature and was 



4 

obliged to give up all business in consequence; refers to the 
Vice-President, Senators and Representatives from Massachu- 
setts, and the late commissioners of the Treasury Board. {See 
Appleton, Thomas.) 

Appleton, Thomas. Paris, December 12, 1790. Applies for ap- 
pointment as consul at Lisbon. (To Thomas Jefferson.) 

. Boston, December 3, 1791. Recommended for appoint- 
ment as consul at Lisbon by his father, Nathaniel Appleton. 
Refers to Thomas Jefferson. 

Archer, Abra'ham. {See Griffin, Samuel; Page, John; Grayson, 
William.) 

Archer, Edward. Norfolk, September 21, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment in the Marine-Hospital Service. He served in that 
capacity for the State of Virginia; refers to the Virginia delega- 
tion in Congress. 

Armstrong, James. {See Putnam, Henry.) 

Armstrong, James F. Trenton, May 31, 1796. Applies for ap- 
pointftient to any office. Refers to the Secretary of the Treasury. 

Arnett, S. W. New York, April 29, 1790. Applies for appoint- 
ment as attorney of the United States in North Carolina. He 
has practiced law in that State seven years; refers to Hon. Hugh 
Williamson, who represents his district. {See Bloodworth, 
Timothy; North Carolina. ) 

Arnold, James. {See Rhode Island.) 

Arnold, Peleg. {See Owen, Samuel.) 

Arnold, Welcome. {See Howell, David; Snow, Samuel.) 

Arnold, William. (Ar Cornell, Ezekiel ; Flint, Royal.) 

Ashe, John B. New York, June 5, 1790. Relative to offices of the 
Government South of the Ohio and of the federal judiciary in 
North Carolina. In reply to the President's wish to have the 
opinion of the North Carolina representatives, recommends Col. 
William Blount for governor, Col. Robert Hayes for secretary 
of state; David Campbell, John McNairy, and Howell Tateham 
for judges; Edward Jones for State's attorney, John Stokes for 
federal judge, and John Sitgreaves for federal attorney. {See 
Sitgreaves, John; Skinner, John.) 

Ashe, Samuel, Jr. (^V^ Bloodworth, Timothy.) 

Ashenhurt, John Talbot. Dame Street, "Dublin, March 29, 1790. 
Applies for appointment as consul-general of the United States 
in Ireland. Recites his public services in Ireland. 

AsT, . Richmond, January 7, 1794. Recommended to the Presi- 
dent for the consideration of several of his plans by \Villiam 
Duval. 

AuLD, Jacob. Montgomery County, February 14, 1791. Applies for 
appointment as collector of revenue under the excise laws. He 
has held theoffice; refers to the Speaker of the House of Repre- 
sentatives and to Generals Muhlenberg and Heister. 



Austin, David. New Haven, July 23, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment as collector of federal impost. He served in the war and 
loaned his whole stock in trade to the United States. 

New Haven, October 14, 1793. Recommended for appoint- 



ment as collector of New Haven by Samuel Huntington. He 
was employed by the United States during the war and is well 
qualified. 

Avery, W. Congress Chamber, January 17, 1791. Recommended 
for appointment as judge of the Territory South of the Ohio by 
John Sevier. He is a man of ability and integrity and has a 
general acquaintance with the people. 

Bache, Richard. April 21, 1789. Applies for appointment as Post- 
master-General. He was comptroller of the post-ofifices under 
his father-in-law, B. Franklin; was afterwards postmaster at 
Philadelphia and Postmaster-General, but was dismissed in 1782 
without cause; desires reinstatement. 

. New York, May 5, 1789. Renews his application. 



Backus, Elijah. Philadelphia, May 17, 1796. Recommended for 
appointment as surveyor-general of the Territory Northwest of 
the Ohio by Peleg Wadsworth. He is a resident of the Terri- 
tory and much employed in exploring. 

Bailey, John. New York, April 17, 1790. He is acquainted with 
the whole mystery of coining and would like to furnish the 
United States with coin. 

I . February 5, 1791. Renews his application. 

Baily, a. {See Grayson, William.) 

Baker, N. Philadelphia, January 21, 1794. Applies for appoint- 
ment as a clerk. (To Edmund Randolph.) 

Baldwin, Abr. Philadelphia, February 18, 1794. Submits as can- 
didates for appointment as marshal for Savannah, Ga., and vi- 
cinity, John Berrien, Richard Carnes, and Samiuel Ham.mond; 
for Augusta and vicinity, Amasa Jackson, Philip Clayton, James 
M. Simmons, Daniel Gaines, Nicholas Bugg, and George Hall. 
(vSrt' Barlow, Joel ; Clay, Joseph, jr. ; King, John; Parker, Joseph.) 

Baldwin, Daniel. New York, June 15, 1789. Applies for an ap- 
pointment. He lost a leg at the action at Germantown and is 
now poor and in distress; refers to General Dayton. 

Ball, B. {See Posey, Lieutenant-Colonel.) 

Ballard, Benjamin. (-5"^^ Grififin, Samuel.) 

I Ballard, Robert. Baltimore, January i, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment as clerk of the federal court. He volunteered to op- 
pose the depredations of Lord Dunmore near Williamsburg and 
commanded a company in the first regiment raised iii Virginia, 
resigning the office of clerk of Mecklenburg County. 

. Baltimore, May 30, 1789. Renews his application. 



— . Baltimore, June 24, 1789. Samuel Smith urges his ap- 
pointment. It would give satisfaction to all who are friends 
of the present Government. 

— . April 3, 1791. Applies for appointment as superintendent 
of the port of Baltimore. He is already surveyor and can com- 
bine the two offices. 

— . June 25, 1 791. Applies for office of surveyor of the port 



of Baltimore. 

. {Sec Bland, Colonel; Coulter, John; Dashiell, Benjamin; 

McHenry, James.) 

Ballendine, Thomas W. Dumfries, March 9, 1792. Applies for 
appointment as captain in the war against the Indians. He is 
inexperienced, but desires to learn. 

Bancker, Abraham. Castleton, Staten Island, September 10, 1789. 
Applies for an appointment. He is the person who sent com- 
munications under the name "Amicus Reipublicae," giving in- 
formation as to the enemy's movements; he is now in need of 
support. 

. New York, September 12, 1789. Transmits his application. 

Copy of a certificate from Elias Dayton, brigadier-general, dated 
Elizabethtown, November 3, 1783, that he resided in the ene- 
my's lines during the war and was zealous in transmitting in- 
formation at the risk of his life. A similar certificate from 
Asher F. Randolph, captain of State troops of New Jersey, dated 
Woodbridge, November 29, 1783; also, from John Vanderhoo- 
ven, dated Woodbridge, November 14, 1788; also, from John 
Mercereau, November 22, 1788, that General Washington placed 
great reliance in his reports; also, from Joshua Mercereau, De- 
cember I, 1788, to the same effect. 

Bandir, T. (Si'e Washington, George.) 

Bankson, B. New York, July 30, 1789. Applies for an appoint- 
ment in any department under the President's direction. He 
served in the office of Charles Thomson, late Secretary of Con- 
gress, for nearly eight years; submits copy of certificate of 
recommendation from Mr. Thomson. 

Bankson, John (Major). Baltimore, January i, 1791. Recom- 
mended for appointment as inspector of the militia by James 
McHenry. He is deserving, and is a friend to the present Gov- 
ernment. Mr. McHenry also recomrnends Major Hopkins for 
the same place; he is of the cavalry, and must be known to the 
President. 

. January 6, 1791. Applies for appointment as inspector of 

militia for Maryland. Submits a statement of his military serv- 
ice from 1775. 

Banning, Jeremiah. (See Banning, Robert.) 

Banning, Robert. District of Oxford, Md., January 20, 1795. 
Recommended by the incumbent, Jeremiah Banning, for ap- 
pointment as collector of the port of Oxford. 



Barbier, M. Baltimore, November 5, 1792. Applies for an office 
under the President. Recites his service in the French artillery. 
(Letter in French.) 

Barclay, John. (^6-6- Hoops, Adam.) 

Barclay, Thomas. Philadelphia, February 18, 1789. Applies for 
appointment as collector of impost at Philadelphia. Submits 
copy of a testimonial from Thomas Jefferson, Paris, August 3, 
1787, to his conduct as consul-general at Paris and minister to 
Morocco; from John Jay, October 5, 1787, transmitting the 
thanks of Congress; from Benjamin Franklin, Philadelphia,' 
November 10, 1787; from John Adams, November 4, 1788. 

. New York, May 26, 1789. Applies for an appointment in 



the revenue department. If he can not be appointed, he would 
wish to remain in the public service in this country. Refers to 
the "public ministers." 

Bard, John. New York, August 26, 1790. Recommended for an 
appointment in the excise by his brother, Samuel Bard. He 
was a captain in the Georgia line and was captured. 

Bard, Samuel. {See Bard, John.) 

Barksdale, William. Petersburg, July 10, 1793. {See Grego- 
rie, . ) 

Barlow, Joel. Paris, May 20, 1791. Recommended for an office 
by S. Blackden. He came to Europe on an unsuccessful specu- 
lation, and should have an office to enable him to write for his 
country. (To Thomas Jefferson, probably.) 

. Philadelphia, April 14, 1792. Recommended for appoint- 
ment as Treasurer of the Mint by Abr. Baldwin. He is now on 
his way back to this country. 

Barnes, David Leonard, (^^'t- Fenner, A.; Marchant, Henry; Ol- 
ney, Jeremiah.) 

Barnes, Richard. {See Biscoe, George; Ellery, ; Stone, M. J.) 

Barney, Joshua. Baltimore, August ii, 1790. Applies for appoint- 
ment as surveyor for Baltimore, in place of Robert Ballard, 
deceased. He was clerk of the circuit court of the State, but 
resigned on account of insufficient pay. 

. August 25, 1790. Writes relative to the revenue cutters 

necessary in Chesapeake Bay, and regrets that he can not accept 
the command of one, the compensation being too small. (To 
Tench Coxe.) 

. Baltimore, September 15, 1790. Transmits a copy of his 

letter of August 25, 1790, relative to cutters in Chesapeake Bay. 

. Philadelphia, February 21, 1791. Applies for an appoint- 
ment. Congress having rejected his claim for expenditures in 
making his escape from prison in England, he needs support 
for his wife and children. 



— . Philadelphia, February 21, 1791. Applies for appointment 
as collector of excise in Maryland. 

— . (Undated.) Applies for an appointment as marshal for the 
State of Maryland. 

— . (Ay McHenry, James.) 



Barnwell, Robert. New York, April 27. Applies for appoint- 
ment as commissioner to settle the accounts of the States with 
the United States. 

Barrell, Joseph. {See Woodward, Joseph.) 

Barrett, Nath. New York, May 11, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment as consul to France. He has a knowledge of that country ; 
refers to the Vice-President and Senators from the Eastern 
States. (Writes to Thomas Jefferson, also.) (See Hazard, 
Eben; Washington, George.) 

Barrett, Samuel. New York, May 24, 1789. A letter to him from 
H. Knox advises him to apply directly to the President for an 
appointment, as he is fully qualified. 

. Boston, June 18, 1789. Applies for appointment as re- 
corder in the judiciary department. He lost all his property in 
consequence of the war; refers to the Vice-President, the mem- 
bers of the House and Senate from Massachusetts, and to 
Messrs. Johnson, Sturgis, Sherman, Wadsworth, Trumbull, from 
Connecticut, and to General Lincoln. 

. Boston, June 20, 1789. Recommended for an appointment 

by John Hancock. He lost his property in consequence of the 
war. 

. Boston, November 17, 1789. Applies for appointment as 

collector of revenue. 

Barron, James. (See Griffin, Samuel.) 

Bartlett, Benjamin (Captain). New York, May 25, 1790. Re- 
commended for appointment as surveyor of customs at Suffolk 
by Josiah Parker, upon the instance of Willis Riddick. 

Barton, William. Philadelphia, July 10, 1789. Recommended 
indefinitely by David Rittenhouse. His education and princi- 
ples are such as to make him useful. (To James Madison.) 

. Philadelphia, August 12, 1789. Recommended for an ap- 
pointment by William White. (To Robert Morris.) 

. Providence, September 3, 1789. Applies for some office in 

the customs service at Providence. The wounds he received 
in the war incapacitate him for business pursuits; refers to Dr. 
Manning, who is the bearer of the letter to the President. 

. Philadelphia, September 14, 1789. Recommended by 

David Rittenhouse. He is Mr. Rittenhouse's relative. 

. New York, June 9, 1790. W. I. Stone recommends him 

and submits an indorsement from J. Swan. 



— . Philadelphia, August 7, 1790. Applies for the office made 
vacant by Mr. Alden's resignation. Refers to previous indorse- 
ments and to Secretary Hamilton, Tench Coxe, the Speaker, and 
most of the delegates from Pennsylvania, Mr. Page, Mr. Madison, 
and Mr. Boudinot, beside Mr. Rittenhouse, his wife's brother. 
(To Thomas Jefferson.) 

— . Philadelphia, March 19, 1792. Applies for appointment as 
Chief Clerk of the Departm.ent of State. (To Thomas Jefferson.) 

April 18, 1792. Applies for appointment as Treasurer of 



the Mint. He has informed Mr. Rittenhouse of his application, 
who approves it. (To Thomas Jefferson.) 

Barton, (Colonel). (See Flint, Royal.) 

Bassett, Richard. (See Ennalls, Andrew Skinner; McLane, Allen.) 

Bassett, . (See Peery, William.) 

Batchelder, Josiah. (See Goodhue, . ) 

Baudin, F. St. Martin's, Isle of Rhe, July 11, 1790. Applies for 
appointment as consul at Isle of Rhe. (To Thomas Jefferson.) 

Bauiman, S. New York, May 20, 17S9. Applies for an appoint- 
ment in the military or civil service. He was major of the 
Second regiment of artillery and has lost his property. 

Bayard, Andrew. (See Mayer, Jacob.) 

Bayard, John. Philadelphia, March 5, 1789. Recommended in a 
certificate signed by the justices of the supreme court of Penn- 
sylvania, Thomas McKean, Jacob Rush, and George Bryan. 
He was a member of the committee of inspection for Philadel- 
phia at the beginning of the war, colonel of a Philadelphia 
militia regiment, speaker of the assembly, auctioneer of the city, 
and Member of the Federal Congress. 

. Brunswick, April 21, 1789. Applies for appointment as 

collector of customs for Pennsylvania. He has held important 
offices and loaned nearly the whole of his estate to the Govern- 
ment. 

New Brunswick, February 25, 1791. Applies for appoint- 



ment as supervisor of excise in Philadelphia. 
— . (See Hardy, William.) 



Bayley, William A. (See Page, John; King, Miles.) 

Baylis, Hodijah. (See Pope, Edward.) 

Baynton, Peter. New York, May 6, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment as first subordinate officer in the Post-Office. He held the 
office under Richard Bache till 1782, and was removed without 
cause. 

Philadelphia, March i, 1791. Applies for appointment as 



supervisor of the excise. He was comptroller of the General 
Post-Office from 1776 to 1782. 

Beall, Brooke. (See Lingan, James.) 



lO 

Beatty, John. Princeton, April 28, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment as collector of New Jersey. Refers to the Senators from 
New Jersey. 

. State of New Jersey, June 9, 1789. Recommended for an 

appointment by David Brearley, Robert L. Hooper, and seven 
others. He served in the Army during part of the war and, 
since the peace, in Congress and in the State legislative council. 

. June 17, 1789. Applies again, and refers to testimonials 

from Governor Livingston and others. 

Becke, J. August 10, 1789. Applies for a clerkship in one of the 
public offices. His parents in New Haven lost their property in 
the war and he is now poor. 

Bedinger, Daniel. Norfolk, May 20, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment as collector of customs. He has for some time been em- 
ployed in the naval office; refers to the gentlemen who will 
present his letter. (Av Grayson, William ; "Parker, Josiah.) 

Bee, Joseph. Charleston, January 14, 1793. Recommended for 
appointment as surveyor of the port of Charleston by Thomas 
Bee. He served in the war. (Av Butler, P.) 

Bee, Thomas. Charleston, May 23, 1790. Applies for appointment 
as judge of the federal court. Refers to Mr. Izard and Major 
Butler. [See Bee, Joseph; Hall, George Abbott.) 

Beebe, Samuel. New York, June 4, 1789. Applies for a clerkship. 
He lost property in the war and is in necessitous circumstances. 

. New York, June 6, 1789. Renews his application. Alex- 
ander Mowhorter recommends him. 

Beers, Nathan. New Haven, October 22, 1793. Applies for ap- 
pointment as collector for the port of New Haven. He will 
forward recommendations later. 

Bell, Andrew. Perth Amboy, July 24, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment as collector of the impost for the port of Perth Amboy. 
He has been deputy naval officer of the port for nearly two 
years. 

(Undated.) Renews application. John Rattoon and six 



others, inhabitants of Perth Amboy, recommend him. 

Belli, John. Philadelphia, March 5, 1792. Applies for an appoint- 
ment in the Regular Army. He has a knowledge of the western 
country, and could purchase supplies economically. 

. March 12, 1892. Renews application. 

. Philadelphia, March 12, 1792. J. Brown recommends him 

for the office of deputy quartermaster. 

Bellini, C. Williamsburg, July 10, 1790. Applies for an appoint- 
ment. (To Thomas Jefferson. ) 

Benezet, Daniel. {Set.' Benezet, Daniel, jr.) 

Benezet, Daniel, Jr. Philadelphia, April 30, 1790. Applies for 
appointment as inspector of excise for New Jersey. 



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— . New York, May 3, 1790. Renews application through 
Robert Morris. 

— . Perth Amboy, May 28, 1790. Renews application. John 
Ellis and F. Davenport recommend him. 

— . Gloucester County, N. J., January 29, 1791. Renews ap- 
plication. 

— . Philadelphia, February 21, 1791. Renews application. 

Philadelphia, February 21, 1791. Daniel Benezet (his 



father) recommends him in a letter to Robert Morris. 

Bennett, Caleb P. Philadelphia, February 21, 1796. Applies for 
appointment as collector of customs for Delaware. He served 
in the war from 1776 and was wounded at the battle of German- 
town; his brother died on the prison ship at New York, and his 
father sacrificed nearly all of his property to the American cause. 

Benson, William. {See McCuUough, John.) 

Benton, William. Philadelphia, April 8, 1796. Recommended for 
appointment by Robert G. Harper, Samuel Earle, and W. Hamp- 
ton. They desire, however, that no change be made in the 
present arrangement. (To Tench Coxe.) 

Berrien, John. New York, May 10, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment as collector of customs for Georgia. He served a long 
time in that office under State appointment. 

. July 3, 1789. Applies again, but will accept appointment 

as surveyor or naval officer. He served in the Revolution; he 
lost his office under the State through machinations "actuated 
by private views and party spirit." 

Savannah, January 16, 1794. Applies for appointment as 



marshal for Georgia. 
— . {See Baldwin, Abr. ) 



Bicker, Henry, Jr. New York, June 8, 1789. Applies for retention 
as land tidewaiter for the port of New York. He performed 
long military service in the war. 

. September 28, 1789. Applies for appointment as inspector 

of an invalid corps in the Army or for other employment. 

Biddle, Charles. {See Dulany, Sharp.) 

Biddle, Clement. Philadelphia, June 19, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment as marshal of the federal court. On retiring from 
the Army, he was appointed marshal of the admiralty court and 
later justice of the court of common pleas. 

. Philadelphia, July 11, 1789. Recommended for appoint- 
ment as marshal of Pennsylvania by Blair McClenachan. He is 
a man of ability and performed valuable service during the war. 

. New York, August 10, 1789. Recommended by Jonathan 

Burrall, late commissioner for quartermaster and commissary 
departments. His accounts are all presented and will show a 
balance in his favor. 



12 

. {See Hall, John; Milnor, William; Read, James; Wickel- 

hausen, Frederick Jacob.) 

BiNFORL), . (.S'^v Blood worth, Timothy.) 

Bingham, Willi.am. (Sec Mathiew, John S. M.) 

BiscoE, George. Maryland, April 29, 1789. Applies forappointment 
as naval officer for the district of Patuxent. He served in that 
capacity before and after the Revolution. Richard Barnes, 
George Plater, and William Fitzhugh recommend him in separate 
letters. 

BiscoE, . [Sec- Grayson, William.) 

BisPHAM, Stephen. York Town, November 14, 1795. Recom- 
mended for appointment as surveyor at West Point by- Wil- 
liam Reynolds, collector. He acted occasionally as inspector 
under the late collector. 

Black, James. (Sc-c McCrea, William A.) 

Blagge, John. New York, August 5, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment as marshal of the district of New York. 

. September 10, 1789. Renews his application, and refers to 

John Jay, General Knox, Alexander Hamilton, Samuel Osgood, 
and Colonel Wadsworth. 

Blaine, Ephraim. (Ser Connolly, John.) 

Blair, John. (■S'^'^ Bright, Francis; Claiborne, William.) 

Blake, James. No. 177 Race Street, March 23, 1793. Applies for ap- 
pointment as a clerk in the Department of State. George Meade 
offers to be security for him to the amount of r,ooo guineas. 

Bland, (Colonel). (Undated.) Reports.on the following candi- 
dates: Maj. James Lindsay (military record given), Capt. Baxter 
Hill (military record given), Philemon Gatewood, Ulrich Marke, 
Cont. Wilkinson, (military record given), Col. Robert Ballard 
(military record given). Gen. Edward Stevens (military record 
given), Maj. James Gibbon (military record given), Gusta- 
vus B. Wallace (military record given), Hudson Muse, Gus- 
tavus Scott, Colonel Febiger (military record given), William 

Newsum, William Starke, Roane (military record given). 

Col. Watson White (military record given), and General Webb 
(military record given). 

Bloodworth, Timothy. Junes, 1790. Recommends Col. William 
Blount for appointment as governor of the Western Territory 
ceded by North Carolina; for judges, David Campbell and 
Robert Hayes or Howell Tateham ; for State's attorney, Edward 
Jones; for judge of North Carolina, Samuel Spencer; State's 
attorney, Mr. Arnet, Mr. Hambleton, John Hay, and John 
Sitgreaves. 

. August 7, 1790. Recommends for office of commissioner 

of loans in North Carolina, Abisha Thomas, Mr. Moore, Mr. 
Binford, Barrey Grove, and Samuel Ashe, jr. 

. {Sec Rowan, Robert; Skinner, John; Williamson. Hugh.) 



13 

Bloomfield, Joseph. Burlington, April i6, 1792. Applies for 
appointment as Treasurer of the Mint. He served in the Army; 
is now attorney-general of New Jersey; refers to members of 
Congress from New Jersey. {See Tucker, Ebenezer. ) 

Blount, Tho. (See Woods, Benjamin.) 

Blount, William. New York, May 28, 1790. Recommended by 
Hugh Williamson for appointment as governor of the territory 
ceded by North Carolina. He possesses the confidence of both 
parties. Mr. Williamson also recommends David Campbell for 
judge of the territory and Howell Tateham, formerly a Conti- 
nental officer, for secretary. (See Ashe, John B. ; Bloodworth, 
Timothy; North Carolina.) 

BoLTON,J^OBERT. {See Wood, John.) 

Booth, James. Newcastle, Del., April 23, 1789. Applies for 
appointment as naval officer of Newcastle. He has held the 
office under State appointment since 1777. 

BosTicK, Chestly. (&(? Jenkins, John.) 

BouDiNOT, Elias. {See Brown, Charles; Cumming, John N. ; For- 
man, Ezekiel.) 

Bounetheau, Peter, (.fe' Smith, William ; Vanderhost, . ) 

Bourne, Benjamin. Newport, June 13, 1789. Recommended for 
appointment as judge of the Western Territory by Nicholas 
Bowen and fifteen others, as a committee of the proprietors of 
the Ohio Company. 

. Providence, June 15, 1790. Recommended for appoint- 
ment as attorney to the district court by Brown & Francis and 
six others. 

. Newport, December 9, 1793. Henry Marchant recites that 

it was thought at first he should be appointed attorney for the 
United States for the district of Rhode Island, but he may not 
be willing to leave Congress. ("Private arid confidential " to 
Alexander Hamilton.) 

. Providence, September 30, 1796. Recommended forappoint- 

ment as district judge of Rhode Island by Jabez Bowen. He is 
now a Member of Congress. 

. {See Bowen, Jabez; Dexter, John S. ; Olney, Jeremiah.) 



Bourne, Shearjashule. {See Flint, Royal.) 

Bourne, Sylvanus. Boston, April 15, 1789. Recommended for a 
foreign appointment by B. Lincoln. He is about going to Cadiz 
to attempt a commercial establishment. 

. New York, May 22, 1789. Applies for appointment in the 

diplomatic or consular service. 

. New York,' July 14, 1789. Applies for an appointment in 

one of the Departments or as marshal for the district of Massa- 
chusetts. Refers to the Vice-President, General Knox, Mr. Jay, 
Governor St. Clair, Mr. Strong, and Mr. Ellsworth. 



— . August i8, 1789, and April 19, 1790. Renews his application. 

— . Roxbury, January 2, 1790. Recommended by William 
Heath. 

— . New York, March 25, April 19, and April 23, 1790. Renews 
his application. 

— . New York, April 23, 1790. Applies for appointment as 
consul at Cadiz or Lisbon. 

— . Boston, May 13, 1790. Renews his application. 



— . Boston, July 8, 1790. Writes favoring an allowance being 
made to consuls. 

— . August 5, 1790. Expects to leave soon. 

— . August 15, 1790. Writes relative to his emoluments. 

— . September2i, 1790. To same effect. (To Thomas Jefferson.) 

— . Cape Frangois, September 8, 1791. Applies for another 
appointment. He is coming home. (A long letter describing 
the political position at his post.) 



— . Philadelphia, December 10, 1791. Applies for an appoint- 
ment to office at home or abroad. He has lost money. (Along 
letter of general character.) 

— . Philadelphia, December 29, 1791. Incloses his commission 
to the President. 

— . Philadelphia, March 29, 1792. Recommended for office of 
Treasurer of the Mint by Jeremiah Smith. 

— . January 9, 1793. Applies for some other office than consul 
at Cadiz, which he can not accept. (To Thomas Jefferson.) 

— . Philadelphia, June 17, 1793. Applies for appointment as 
consul at Cape Francois (Santo Domingo), which he held before. 
Says he has made a contract with Mr. Morris. (To Thomas 
Jefferson.) 

— . {Sec Randolph, Edmund; Washington, George.) 



Bourne, Thomas. {Sec Parker, Josiah.) 

BowDOiN, James. Boston, March 20, 1790. Recommends for em- 
ployment in the revenue department, Samyel (name torn 

out), who is representative in the assembly for the town of North 
Hampton. He was for some time collector of imposts and ex- 
cise for Boston, and framed the excise and impost laws after the 
war. 



— . Boston, December 3, 1791. Applies for appointment as 
minister to England. He was educated there and knows many 
of the public men; desires office, not because of the emoluments. 

— . {Sec Higginson, Stephen; Keith, Israel; Lincoln, Gen- 
eral; Waldo, Samuel; Woodward, James.) 



15 

BowDOiN, P. Norfolk, March 9, 1789. Applies for appointment as 
comptroller. He finds it hard to support his family. 

BowEN, Jabez. Newport, June 13, 1790. Recommends for naval 
officer of the port of Newport his son, Oliver Bowen. Refers 
to Colonel Leonard, member of Congress. Recommends Col. 
Jeremiah Olney for collector of the district of Providence, 
Col. William Peck for some office, and William Tyler for searcher 
of the port of Providence. 

. Providence, June 14, 1790. Recommended for appointment 

as commissioner of loans in Rhode Island by John Brown and 
seven others. They recite his meritorious services in the war 
and in contributing to the accession of Rhode Island to the 
Union. 

. Providence, June 15, 1790. Recommended for an office 

by Brown & Francis. He would have been elected Senator, ex- 
cept that there was a decided majority of "the Anties" in the 
assembly. 

. Providence, June 19, 1790. Recommends for office of dis- 
trict judge Governor Bradford or Mr. Marchant. Recites that 
the appointment of either is desired by the Federalists ; they are 
good Whigs and firm for the establishment of the Federal Gov- 
ernment. Recommends Benjamin Bourne for office of district 
attorney and John S. Dexter for marshal; states that he sends 
these names because Governor Fenner and his friends are send- 
ing on names of candidates who will not be proper persons for 
office, their conduct having been uniformly opposed to the Gen- 
eral Government. 

. (Undated.) Reports on candidates for office in Rhode Island. 

Judiciary: William Bradford, late lieutenant-governor of the 
State, a warm friend of the General Government ; David Howell, 
has been a Member of Congress, but is not considered a uniform 
steady character; Henry Marchant, a judge previous to the late 
system of politics, a Member of Congress, and a uniform friend 
of the General Government; William Ellery, a judge before the 
late system of paper money, a supporter of the General Govern- 
ment; William Channing, attorney-general previous to the paper- 
money system, has been a member of the general assembly from 
Newport; Col. William Peck, served in the late war, part of the 
time in the family of General Sullivan, would make a good mar- 
shal, has suffered much from the war and politics of the State. 
The present judges are not known to Mr. Bowen, except Chief 
Judge West, a man of infamous character; is informed his asso- 
ciates are but little better. Revenue: E. Thompson, collector 
of Providence, a friend of the late measures of the State, is not 
agreeable to the people of Providence; Th. Foster, the present 
naval officer, has the reputation of being an intriguing man, and 
is much opposed to the General Government; Mr. Tyler, present 
surveyor of Providence, is spoken of as not standing very high 
for integrity. 

. {See Allen, Paul; Bourne, Benjamin; Crary, Archibald; 

Crooke, Robert; Howell, David.) 



i6 

BowEN, Oliver. New York, May i8, 1789. Applies for an appoint- 
ment. He commanded an armed vessel under the State of 
Georgia in the beginning of the war and made several captures; 
was a captain and major in Georgia troops, and afterwards served 
immediately under Washington's command. {SeeBowen, Jabez.) 

BowEN, Thomas B. Charleston, S. C, October 27, 1789. Applies 
for appointment as postmaster. He served during the whole 
war and was a major at the close; he has occupied various po- 
sitions since. 

Bowles, Ralph H. Machias, Mass., October 4, 1790. Applies for 
an office. He was a private and brevet captain, serving through- 
out the entire war. 

Boyd, James. {See McCrea, William A.) 

BoYNTON, George. June 13, 1792. Recommended for appointment 
to an ensigncy by Richard Peters. His qualities fit him for a 
military career. 

. June 14, 1792. F. Johnston recommends him. (To Gen- 
eral Knox.) 

Bracket, Joshua. (See Langdon, John.) 

Bradford, Samuel. Boston, June 14, 1791. Recommended for ap- 
pointment as marshal for the Massachusetts district by Chris- 
topher Gore. He is now deputy marshal and has performed 
most of the duties of marshal. 

Bradford, William. (6'^^Bowen, Jabez; Crary, Archibald ; Crooke, 
Robert; Flint, Royal; Olney, Jeremiah.) 

Bradley, Philip B. Hartford, May 16, 1789. Applies for an ap- 
pointment. He served as a colonel in the Federal Army and is 
well known to the President. 

. Ridgefield, Conn., August 29, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment as marshal of the district court. Refers to the gentlemen 
in Congress from Connecticut. 

Braxton, Carter. (Ay' Braxton, Corbin; Grayson, William.) 

Braxton, Corbin. Richmond, April 15, 1789. Recommended for 
an appointment by his father. Carter Braxton. He is in every 
way worthy. (Observations on the best mode of taxation are 
in this letter.) (See Griffin, Samuel.) 

Brearley, David. Elizabeth Town, August 17, 1789. Recom- 
mended for appointment as federal district judge by John Day- 
ton. He served in the Army. (See Beatty, John; Gumming, 
John N.) 

Brent, Daniel. Alexandria, August 19, 1790. Recommended for 
appointment as a clerk by Richard Bland Lee. 

Brent, Robert. Dudington Pasture, Maryland, September 25, 
1791. Applies for an appointment in one of the public Depart- 
ments. He is in poverty and misfortune. 



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Brewster, Caleb. Litchfield, September 26, 1794. A communica- 
tion from Benjamin Tallmadge, reciting his services in capturing 
a British barge off Long Island, and later the British sloop Fox. 

. Fairfield, November 4, 1794. A certificate, by Jno. Maltbie, 

of his bravery as a member of the Second Regiment of Artillery 
in quest of an armed sloop. 

Brice, James. Annapolis, August 8, 1789. Applies for an appoint- 
ment in Maryland. Refers to Charles Carroll, of Carrollton, 
and Senator John McHenry. 

Bright, Francis. Williamsburg, September 6, 1790. Recom- 
mended for appointment to command of a revenue cruiser by 
Champion Travis. He commanded a brig in the Navy. 

Philadelphia, September 22, 1790. Recommended by John 



Blair. 



— . Rosewell, September 4, 1790. Applies for an open letter 
of introduction to Thomas Jefferson in behalf of his application 
to command a revenue cutter. (To Warner Lewis.) 

— . Rosewell, September 9, 1790. Recommended indefinitely 
by John Page. He commanded one of the armed vessels in the 
war, and gave the Executive notice of Lord Howe's fleet being 
in Chesapeake Bay. 

— . (6'6'^ Grayson, William; Griffin, Samuel; Page, John.) 



Briscoe, Samuel. {See Alexander, William.) 

Brodhead, Daniel. Philadelphia, April 7, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment as naval officer or commissioner of impost. He 
desires a decent subsistence. 

Brodie, William Douglas. Philadelphia, September 8, 1791. Rec- 
ommended for appointment as consul at Malaga by Willing, 
Morris & Swanwick. They also recommend John Ross for ap- 
pointment as consul at Gibraltar. 

Bromfield, . New York, June 15, 1790. Recommended for 

appointment as consul at London by Daniel D. Rogers. He is 
engaged in, and is familiar with, the foreign trade. (To Thomas 
Jefferson.) 

. New York, June 25, 1790. Recommended again by Daniel 

D. Rogers. 

Brooke, Francis. (Undecipherable letter.) 

Brookes, Benjamin (Major). March 3, 1791. Recommended for 
appointment as collector of internal revenue for Upper Marl- 
borough by Benjamin Contee. {^See Williams, O. H.) 

Brooks, Ebenezer. Washington, Va., June i, 1795. Recommended 
as shorthand writer for Congress by Arthur Campbell. He has 
improved upon Dr. Byron's system, and is about to publish a 
book on the subject. 
ap. of. 2. 



Brooks, Francis. Richmond, February 13, 1794. Recommended 
for appointment as collector for the Rappahannock district by 
Henry Lee. 

Brooks, J. Medford, July 7, 1789. Applies for an appointment. 
Since leaving the Army he has practiced medicine, but he de- 
sires to reenter public employment. 

Medford, August 13, 1789. Applies for appointment as 



marshal for his district. 

Brooks, Samuel. Philadelphia, March 13, 1793. Applies for ap- 
pointment as engraver in the Mint. He desires to submit speci- 
mens of his ability before receiving appointment. 

Brooks, (General). Boston, August 11, 1789. Recommended 

for appointment as a marshal by B. Lincoln. He is very popu- 
lar and influential. 

Broom, Jacob. Wilmington, April 3, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment as collector or receiver of duties and imposts. He was a 
deputy to the Federal Convention and is now a member of the 
assembly. 

. Wilmington, April 19, 1789, and April 22, 1789. Renews 

his application. 

. Wilmington, February 4, 1797. Applies for appointment 

to the office (collector of customs of Delaware) made vacant by 
the death of Major Bush. 

. February 7, 1797. Renews his application. 



Broome, John. {See Halstead, John; Lawrence, Jon.) 

Brough, Robert. Hampton, Va., July 20, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment as a comptroller or surveyor of customs. He is now 
a searcher at the port of Hampton. 

. Ceeleys, July 19, 1789. Wilson Miles Gary writes indors- 
ing him. 

Brown, Gharles. Georgetown, S. G, May 13, i795- Applies for 
appointment as naval officer for the port of Charleston. He is 
familiar with the duties of the office, having been collector of 
customs at Georgetown for three years. (Same date, also, to 
Alexander Hamilton.) 

. Elizabethtown, May 23, 1795. Recommended by Elias 

Boudinot. He is now collector of Georgetown, was an officer 
in the Army during the whole war, and is well fitted for the 
place. 

Brown, George. {See Wynkoop, James.) 

Brown, John. (.Sr.^ Allen, Paul; Belli, John; Bowen, Jabez; Howell, 
David; Olney, Jeremiah.) 

Brown, Moses. (■S^d' Howell, David; Thompson, Ebenezer.) 

Brown, Nichs. {See Steele, Benjamin.) 

BRcnvN & Francis. {See Bowen, Jabez.) 



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Brownson, Nathan. Savannah, Ga., August 24, 1789. Applies for 
appointment as marshal or clerk of a federal court. He was 
graduated at Yale and held various State offices during and 
since the war. 

Bruister, Lott. (6"^^ Williamson, Hugh.) 

Brush, Ebenezer. New York, July 28, 1790. Applies for a consulate 
in the Dutch West Indies. He is familiar with the trade there 
and with Surinam and Demerara. John Alsop and two others 
indorse him. 

Bryan, George. {See Bayard, John.) 

Buchanan, George. Philadelphia, January 19, 1790. Recom- 
mended for appointment as superintendent of the seamen's hos- 
pital at Baltimore by Thomas McKean. He served with Dr. 
Shippen, director-general of hospitals, during the war, and has 
studied in Europe; he is a son-in-law of Mr. McKean. 

. Baltimore, August 21, 1793. Applies for appointment as 

surveyor of the port of Baltimore. He could combine that 
office with the post of port physician. 

Buchanan, William. Baltimore, February 15, 1791. Applies for 
appointment as collector of excise. 

Philadelphia, February 19, 1791. Recommended by Wil- 



liam Smith. 

. Lexington, Baltimore County, July 14, 1794. Applies for 

appointment as collector for the port of Baltimore. He suffered 
disappointment in the commissariat, and desires the appoint- 
ment in order that he may be acquitted of all blame. 

BuGG, Nicholas. {See Baldwin, Abr. ; Jenkins, John.) 

Burd, Edm. {See Read, Collinson.) 

Burn, James. Baltimore, August 14, 1793. Applies for appoint- 
ment as surveyor for the port of Baltimore, in place of Robert 
Ballard, deceased. He has been deputy surveyor for some time ; 
if appointed, he v/ill pay to the widow and five children of Mr. 
Ballard ^250 per annum. 

BuRNBY, Zach. February 28, 1790. Recommends his son for a 
clerkship. He writes a fine hand and will come well recom- 
mended. 

Burr, Thaddeus. (6'<?^ Maltbie, Jonathan ; Smedley, Samuel.) 

BuRRALL, Charles. Philadelphia, January 6, 1795. Applies for 
office of Postmaster-General. He has been in the Department 
for several years, frequently performing the duties of Postmaster- 
General; refers to Colonel Pickering and many members of 
Congress. 

. Philadelphia, January 6, 1795. Recommended by W. 

Barry Grove. 

Philadelphia, January 6, 1795. Nathaniel Macon also rec- 



ommends him. 



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. Philadelphia, January 8, 1795. Alex. D. Orr recommends 

him. 

. Philadelphia, January 9, 1795. Israel Smith recommends 

him. 

. Philadelphia, January 15, 1795. Recommended by Samuel 

Gillespie. He has made himself acceptable to the people of 
North Carolina (where he is postmaster) by organizing new- 
mail routes. 

BuRRALL, Jonathan. New York, August, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment as auditor of accounts for the Treasury Department. 
He has held important offices in the Treasury since 1780 and 
thinks he is entitled to the appointment. 

. New York, August 16, 1789. Renews his application. He 

was a paymaster in the .Army during the war. (To Col. David 
Humphreys.) 

. {Si-e Hamilton, A.; White, John.) 



Bush, George. Delaware State, April, 1789. Recommended for 
appointment to any new office under the Constitution by John 
McKinly, J. Latimer, and twelve others. His integrity and long 
services to his country entitle him to consideration. 

. New York, May 5, 1789. Applies for an appointment in 

the revenue service. He was a lieutenant of Delaware troops 
in 1776; afterwards captain in Sixteenth Regiment under Col- 
onel Hartley. 

. Wilmington, Del., March i, 1791. Applies for office of 

collector of ex:cise for Delaware district. He is already collector 
(of customs) for the district, but the remuneration is small and 
the duties do not occupy all his time; he wishes to combine the 
offices. 

. {See Eichelberger, Martin.) 

Bush, J. Philadelphia, January 8, 1795. Applies for appointment 
as Postmaster-General in place of Colonel Pickering. 

Bush, S. Alexandria, October 24, 1793. Applies for appointment 
as naval officer for Philadelphia. He has been obliged to give 
up the practice of medicine because of the wound he received in 
the service, and is in straightened circumstances. 

. Whitemarsh, November 12, 1793. Renews his application. 

Bush, Solomon (of Philadelphia). London, July 20, 1789. Applies 
for a diplomatic or consular appointment. An American ship 
has been seized on the ground that she has an English crew; he 
intends to demand redress; a diplomatic officer is necessary. 

. London, July 23, 1789. R. Claiborne recommends him. 

Reports seizure of the ship and necessity of a consul or guardian. 

August 5, 1789. Repeats his application. The ship has 



been liberated ; he was in the war. 



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Bush, Solomon. Providence Township, Montgomery County, 
October 20, 1793. Recommended for appointment as naval 
officer of Philadelphia by Frederick A. Muhlenberg. He suf- 
fered much during and since the war. [See Claiborne, Richard.) 

Butler, P. August 6, 1789. Incloses a letter received from Mr. 
Greene. 

. High Street, February 6, 1793. Mentions for office in the 

customs at Charleston, Edward Weyman, jr., John Mayzant, 
formerly an officer with Paul Jones, and Joseph Bee, brother of 
Judge Bee. 

. Philadelphia, March 15, 1794. (A recommendation mu- 



tilated.) 

. (-S*^^ Holmes, ; Huger, Daniel; Huger, General; Le 

Motte, James; Mulligan, Captain; Parker, ; Simons, James.) 

Cabot, Francis. (Undated.) For collector at Salem. A memo- 
randum. 

Cabot, George. {See Kirkpatrick, William; Orne, Joshua; Tyng, 
Dudley Atkins.) 

Cadwalader, Lambt. {See Conway, John.) 

Caldwell, John. {See Merrill, Hezekiah; McHenry, James; Whit- 
tlesey, Chauncy.) 

Caldwell, Samuel. Baltimore, April, 1789. Recommended for 
continuance in office as collector of tonnage, which he now 
holds in Pennsylvania, by James McHenry. He has rendered 
service to the public at his own detriment. 

. Philadelphia, April 14, 1789. Applies for continuance in 

office as tonnage officer of the port of Philadelphia. He now 
holds the office by State appointment. 

. July 17, 1789. Applies for appointment as surveyor of the 

port. Refers to Robert Morris, William McClay, Thomas Fitz 
Simmons, George Clymer, Thomas Hartley, General Muhlen- 
berg, George Read, and others. 

. September 14, 1789. Renews application. 

. October, 1789. Applies for appointment as inspector of 

light-houses. 

. Philadelphia, July 16, 1789. Statement that he is recov- 
ering from paralysis, signed by Adam Kuhn. 

Philadelphia, July 17, 1789. Recommended for appoint- 



ment as surveyor of the port of Philadelphia by James Wilson. 

— . New York, July 29, 1789. Recommended for appointment 
as surveyor at Philadelphia by Hugh Williamson. 

— . (Undated.) A list of letters received by the President and 
sent to the Secretary of the Treasury. Signed by Tobias Lear. 

— . {See Grayson, William.) 



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Calhoun, James. Baltimore, June 22, 1789. Applies for an ap- 
pointment. He was one of the committee of inspection and 
observation before the war, and chairman in 1776; was appointed 
deputy quartermaster-general of the Western Shore in 1778; 
commissary-general in 1781; now desires a support for his 
family. 

. Baltimore, July 23, 1789. Applies for appointment in the 

collection of the impost. Refers to Governor Howard and his 
previous application. J. E. Howard recommends him. 

. (6"^^ Smith, Nath.) 



Callaway, James. Amherst County, March 12, 1790. Applies for 
office as collector of excise. (To James Madison.) 

Campbell, . {See Dantzfelt, C. W.) 

Campbell, Arthur. Washington, January 23, 1796. Applies for a 
temporary command to take possession of Fort Detroit. He is 
senior field officer in the Virginia militia and served at Detroit 
in 1760. 

. Philadelphia, February 12, 1796. Recommended by James 

Madison. Mr. Madison expresses a willingness to call upon the 
President in his behalf. 

. (See Brooks, Ebenezer.) 

Campbell, David. Territory South of the Ohio River, April 10, 
1796. Applies for appointment as judge of the new State of 
Tennessee. 

. State of Tennessee, October 15, 1796. Renews his applica- 
tion. He acted in the judiciary under an appointment from 
Washington. 

(&d' Ashe, John B. ; Bloodworth, Timothy ; Blount, William ; 



North Carolina.) 

Campbell, John. York Town, March 29, 1789. Applies for an ap- 
pointment under the new Government. (See Griffin, Samuel.) 

Carbery, Henry (Captain). Maryland (Aquasco), July 8, 1789. 
Recommended for some post, civil or military, by Rimaldo 
Johnson. He served through the war, "but was unfortunately 
concerned in the disturbance at Philadelphia, an error in judg- 
ment for which he ought not to be punished. 

. Annapolis, July 8, 1789. John Davidson recommends him. 

(To Joshua Seney.) 

. July 16, 1789. M. J. Stone recommends him and transmits 

indorsements; alludes to his misconduct, with which the .Presi- 
dent must be familiar, but thinks it should be overlooked. 

. New York, July 28, 1789. Thomas Hartly testifies to his 

gallant conduct while under his command. 

. Bushwood, June 30, 1789. Edmd. Plowden recommends 

him, hoping his one imprudent act will not operate against him. 
(To M. J. Stone.) 



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. St. Mary's County, Md., June 3, 1789. Jeremiah Jordan 

recommends him. Except for his one mistake in Philadelphia, 
which he himself is sensible of, nothing can be said against him. 

. Annapolis, July 7, 1789. John Kilty recommends him, 

especially on account of his military record. (To J. Seney.) 

. St. Mary's County, Md., March 23, 1790. Jeremiah Jordan, 

Jos. A. Thomes, Edmund Plowden, in a joint letter, recommend 
him, and hope his honorable service will obliterate his unfortu- 
nate conduct. 

. Mattawaman, June 13, 1789. Recommended by W. Small- 
wood. He is a brave man, and the unfortunate and mistaken 
steps which led to his expulsion from confidence are to be at- 
tributed to the indiscreetness of youth. 

. Maiden Lane, July 23, 1789. Recommended by William 

Grayson. 

. New York, July 25, 1789. Applies for appointment in the 

military or civil service, especially the customs. He served in 
the war from 1777, and refers to Messrs. Charles and Daniel 
Carroll, Henry, Seney, Smith, Gale, Stone, Grayson, and 
Hartley. 

. St. Mary's County, February 8, 1790. Renews his appli- 
cation, alluding to the fact that the President refused to see 
him in New York. 

. Mattawaman, March 19, 1790. Recommended by W. Small- 
wood. His indiscretion was due to his youth and his great want 
of his pay. His subsequent good conduct will excuse it. 

Card, Bowen. [See Thompson, Ebenezer. ) 

Carey, John. Pear Street, October 6, 1792. Applies for a clerk- 
ship. He submits specimens of his handwriting. 

Carlisle, John. Harford, Md., December 23, 1790. Applies for 
appointment as inspector of militia in Maryland. 

Carnes, Burwell. (6'd'd' Washington, George.) 

Carnes, Richard. {Sec Baldwin, Abr. ; Jenkins, John.) 

Carpzoo, Christian William. Bremen, July 25, 1795. Writes 
relative to his appointment as consul, there being no American 
merchant in Bremen. (To Robert Morris and T. Swanwick.) 

. London, December 3, 1794. Frederick Garrisson recom- 
mends him. (To Edmund Randolph.) 

London, February i, 1795. William T. Franklin recom- 



mends him. (To Robert Morris.) 

Carradine, Thomas. March i, 1794. Applies for appointment as 
Treasurer of the Mint. Refers to Mr. Hindman, of Maryland. 
(Letter to Edmund Randolph.) 

Carrington, Ed. Powhatan, May i i, 1789. Applies for an appoint- 
ment. He served in various trusts during the war, which, he 
presumes, are known to the President. {See Langham, Elias; 
Parker, Copeland.) 



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Carroll, Charles. (6"^^ Faris, Hyram; Harwood, Benjamin; Kilty, 
John; Lynch, John; Potts, Richard.) 

Carroll, Daniel. (See Chilton, Charles; Richmond, Chr. ; Walsh, 
Robert; Wiederstrands, John Charles.) 

Carroll, John. (See Sloane, Alexander.) 

Carter, Chr. Richmd. December 2, 1790. Applies for an ap- 
pointment in connection with the removal of Congress. (To 
Richard Bland Lee.) 

Philadelphia, December 20, 1790. Recommended by Rich- 



ard Bland Lee. 

Carter, Eliza. Fredericksburg, September 19, 1790. Desires as- 
sistance in placing her sons. Alludes to the friendship always 
shown her mother. (Indorsed in Jefferson's hand.) 

Carter, John. Providence, February 22, 1790. Applies for ap- 
pointment as naval officer of the district. He is now postmaster, 
but owing to the dearth of coin has lost money on account of his 
position; he was a typographer in his youth, under Franklin, 
and is now a printer, but his anti-Federal competitor has re- 
ceived some of his business. 

Carter, William, Sr. (See Wray, William.) 

Cary, Miles. York Town, Va. , April 27, 1790. Applies for ap- 
pointment as clerk in the Secretary of State's office. He has 
received a classical education and is tolerabl}^ conversant with 
French. (To Mr. Jefferson.) 

Cary, Wilson Miles. (See Brough, Robert.) 

Case, Manuel. (See Flint, Royal.) 

Catholat, Sieur Estienne. (See Washington, George.) 

Cebra, James. April 27, 1789. Applies for appointment as tide- 
waiter in the customs. He is poor and unable to support his fam- 
ily ; submits a petition with numerous signatures in his favor. 

Cecil, Leonard. (^^^ Wood, John.) 

Champlin, Chris. (See Saabye, Hans Rudolph.) 

Champlin, George. (See Saabye, Hans Rudolph.) 

Channing, Walter. Philadelphia, March 6, 1790. Recommended 
for appointment as collector at Newport, R. I., by Joseph An- 
thony. He is vouched for by George Gibbs, a strong Federalist. 

. Newport, June 18, 1790. Recommended for appointment 

in the customs by his brother, William Channing. 

. (6"^^ Flint, Royal.) 



Channing, William. (6'(?^Bowen, ; Channing, Walter; Olney, 

Jeremiah.) 

Chase, Samuel. Baltimore, Jul}^ 19, 1794. Applies for an appoint- 
ment. 

Chastellux, Mad. (See Van Lynny, Jacob.) 

Chauncev, Charles. (See Edwards, P.) 



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Chenward, John. {See Merrill, Hezekiah.) 

Chesley, Robert. Millmont, June 27, 1789. Recommended for 
appointment as collector of the port of St Mary's, Potomac 
River, by William Fitzhugh, sr. He was a captain in the 
Maryland line, and was captured at Staten Island and a prisoner 
three years. {See Stone, M. J.) 

Chilton, Charles. St. Marys, Md., June 22, 1789. Applies for 
appointment in the customs service. (To Michael J. Stone.) 

. (Undated.) Recommended for appointment as surveyor at 

Town Creek by Daniel Carroll and M. J. Stone. (To Tobias 
Lear.) 

. {See Stone, M. J.) 



Chipman, Darius. {See Vermont appointments.) 

Chipman, Nathaniel. Bennington, January 28, 1791. Recom- 
mended for appointment as district judge by Thomas Chit- 
tenden. He has been repeatedly elected chief justice of the 
supreme court of Vermont, and is the first law character in 
the State. 

. Philadelphia, February 22, 1791. Incloses a letter from 

Governor Chittenden relative to the subject of appointing a 
judge for the district of Vermont. (Inclosure not filed.) 

. {See Hitchcook, Samuel.) 



Christie, G. Philadelphia, January 3, 1796. Applies for appoint- 
ment as agent for the relief and protection of American seamen, 
to reside in Great Britain. 

Chittenden, Thomas. (6"^^ Chipman, Nathaniel; Tolman, Thomas.) 

Chosloy, Robert. St. Mary's County, June 28, 1789. Applies for 
appointment as collector at St. Mar)^'s. (To Michael Stone.) 

Church, Edward. New York, May 11, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment as consul in Holland. He was a wholesale merchant 
before the war and lost his property in consequence of the war. 

. July I, 1789. Applies for appointment in the customs 

service at Savannah, Ga. 

. Savannah, Ga. , September 30, 1789. Renews application. 

. (6't'^ Grayson, William; Washington, George.) 



Church, John. Cork, October 14, 1796. Recommended for con- 
sular office by a petition of Cork merchants. 

Churchman, John. New York, May 7, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment as a secretary of legation. He has made an invention for 
ascertaining the variation of the needle and desires to visit 
Europe. The invention is now before Congress. 

. Philadelphia, April 2, 1789. Applies for position in Secre- 
tary of State's office. He files a draft for a Society of Arts and 
Sciences and a printed address on the "Principles of the mag- 
netic variation. " 



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Claiborne, Ferdinand Leigh. Richmond, June 15, 1792. Recom- 
mended for a military appointment by his father, William 
Claiborne. 

Richmond, June 15, 1792. Recommended for appointment 



by Henry Lee. 

Claiborne, Richard. London, June 10, 1789. Offers his services 
in any capacity in London. Recommends Solomon Bush, 
colonel in the Pennsylvania line, as a representative of the 
United States in London. (See Bush, Solomon.) 

Claiborne, William. Richmond, December 6, 1796. Recom- 
mended for appointment as federal judge for the Tennessee 
district by David Ross. 

Summerville, December 10, 1796. William Fleming recom- 



mends him. 



— . Williamsburg, December 16, 1796. Recommended by 
John Blair. 

— . (See Claiborne, Ferdinand Leigh.) 



Clark and Nightingale. (See Peck, William.) 

Clark, Howson. Halifax County, Va., November 10, 1795. Ap- 
plies for some position which will enable him to be near Gen- 
eral Washington. , 

. January 18, 1796. Renews his application. \ 

Clark, John. Borough of York, September 2, 1791. Applies for 
appointment as auditor. He was an officer in the line and aid 
to General Greene and auditor of accounts for the main Army. 

. Sunbury, October 7, 1791. Recommended for any ap- 
pointment by Thomas Hartley. His military service must be 
known to the President. 

Charleston, S. C, October 12, 1792. Recommended for 



appointment by Is. Huger. He rendered essential services to 
Colonel Laurens in the southern army. 

Clark, Joseph. Annapolis, August 2, 1790. Recommended for 
appointment as architect or builder of public buildings by 
A. C. Hanson. The work he has done is of superior taste. 

. November 10, 1790. Mr. Hanson recommends him again. 



Clark, Robert. Memorandum mentioning him. 

Clarke, Benj. (See Dunn, Samuel.) 

Clarkson, David M. St. Eustatius, June 28, 1791. Recommended 
for appointment as consul by P. N. Godron(?) (To Robert 
Morris.) 

Clarkson, Levinus. New Brunswick, N. J., April 6, 1789. Ap- 
plies for an office. He served in the war; refers to Governor 
Livingston, Hon. Wm. Patterson, Ralph Izard, Pierce Butler, 
Robert Morris, John Jay, Dr. Samuel Johnson, and Chancellor 
Livingston. [See Grayson, William.) 



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Clarkson, Matthew. Philadelphia, January 2, 1790. Applies for 
appointment as commissioner to fix the permanent capital. He 
acted under Washington in the department of auditor of ac- 
counts in the Army. 

. July 16, 1791. Applies for office of auditor of accounts 

for the Army, having held that office before. 

. Philadelphia, October 19, 1793. Applies for appointment 

as naval officer at Philadelphia. He desires a support and to 
be of further service to his country. 

. Philadelphia, December 4, 1793. Applies for appointment 



as commissioner of loans. 

Clay, Joseph, Jr. Savannah, July 25, 1796. Applies for appoint- 
ment as judge of the district of Georgia. 

. Charleston, S. C, August 6, 1796. Henry William 

DeSaussure recommends him. 

. Long Branch, .\ugust, 1796. Recommended by Abm. 

Baldwin. He stands high and is a friend of the present form 
of government. 

. Philadelphia, August 10, 1796. Recommended by Jos. 

Habersham. 

. {See Jackson, James.) 



Claypoole, John. September 4, 1790. Applies for appointment in 
the customs service, transmitting testimonials (not filed). 

Clayton, Joshua. [See Pariset, Nicholas.) 

Clayton, Philip. (.S*^^ Baldwin, Abr. ) 

Ct.enachan, John. [See Dempster, Hugh.) 

Clifford, R. G. C. Boston, March 30, 1795. Applies for appoint- 
ment as a midshipman on the new frigate Philadelphia. He is 
an actor, and desires to better his condition. 

Clinton, George. [See Morris, Lewis.) 

Clymer, Dan. [Sec Witman, John.) 

Clymer, George. Philadelphia, October 21, 1793. Recommended 
for appointment as naval officer at Philadelphia by Thomas 
Fitz Simmons. His appointment would gratify a great number 
of the Government's supporters. 

Cobb, Wm. Lindsay. [See Parker, Copeland.) 

Cochran, Charles B. Charleston, May 25, 1795. Applies for ap- 
pointment as naval officer at Charleston. He is now" the mar- 
shal, and hopes for promotion. 

Cochran, James. [See Cochran, John.) 

Cochran, John. New York, May i, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment in the collection of the revenue. He held such an office 
under State appointment. 

. July 10, 1789. Repeats his application, specifying the 

office of naval officer of New York. 



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— . August I, 1790. Resigns his office, recommending the ap- 
pointment of his son James. 

Register's Office, July 9, 1789. A certificate that, as com- 



missioner of the loan office for the State of New York, he has 
accounted for all the moneys received by him, signed by Joseph 
Nourse, register. 

Cochran, Robert. (Undated.) Applies for appointment as harbor 
master of Charleston, S. C. He now holds the office; he served 
in the war. {See Cozzens, M.) 

Cocke, Harter M. [See Parker, Josiah.) 

Cocke, Richard. [See Parker, Josiah.) 

Cockle, Hannah. {See Cockle, John.) 

Cockle, John. New York, July 17, 1789. Applies for public em- 
ployment. He is poor, his father's property having been much 
depreciated by the war. 

. New York, May 18, 1789. His mother, Hannah Cockle, 

memorializes the President, setting forth her poverty and asking 
employment for her son. 

CoFFYN, P. Dunkerque, June 2, 1795. Applies for appointment as 
consul at that port in place of his father, who has died. (To 
Edmund Randolph.) 

Coleman, Samuel. [See Meriwether, Thomas.) 

Collat, V. {See O'Brien, Michael Morgan.) 

CoLLiNGS, Robert. Philadelphia, December 2, 1790. -Applies for 
appointment on board one of the revenue cutters. 

Collins, — — -. New York, May 3, 1790. Recommended for ap- 
pointment as consul in Ireland by P. Muhlenberg. (To Thomas 
Jefferson.) 

Collins, James. Philadelphia, February 7, 1791. Applies for ap- 
pointment as inspector in the excise department for the county 
of Berks. 

. Philadelphia, February 26, 1791. Jno. Hartley recom- 
mends him. He is a member of the State legislature and was 
educated as an accountant. 

Collins, John. Newport, May 24, 1790. Applies for appointment 
as collector for the port of Newport. He' has favored the Con- 
stitution and he appointed a convention to adopt it, and since 
then has been deprived of every public trust and emolument. 

CoLOGAN, John, and son. {See Culnan, John.) 

Comb, Eleazer W. Wilmington, October 21, 1791. Applies for 
appointment as Auditor of the Tre.asury. Refers to John Dick- 
inson, Gunning Bedford, the chief justice of Delaware, and Dr. 
Tilton, of Dover. 

June 20, 1795. Through Oliver Wolcott, applies to be 



commissioner of loans for the State of Delaware. 



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CoMSTOCK, Job. (See Thompson, Ebenezer.) 

CoNDY, Thomas H. Boston, June 21, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment as collector for the port of Kennebunk. 

Connolly, John. Philadelphia, February 15, 1793. Recommended 
for an appointment in the Army by Ephraim Blaine. His char- 
acter is good, although his father's is not. 

CoNTEE, Alexander. June 8, 1790. Recommended for appoint- 
ment as consul at London by his brother, Ben. Contee. He 
has resided in London as a merchant since 1785. 

Contee, Ben. ( 6*^6' Brookes, Benjamin; Contee, Alexander.) 

Con\vay, John. Elizabeth Town, March 20, 1789. Recommended 
for his military services in the Revolution by William Livingston. 

. Woodbridge, April 23, 1789. Applies for appointment as 

collector of customs for New Jersey, or any other appointment 
for which he may be competent. 

. New York, September 15, 1789. Applies for appointment 

as marshal of the federal court. He has served as a sheriff. 

. Woodbridge, February 15, 1791. Renews application, 

pleading faithful service in the field. 

New York, August 6, 1790. James Schuman, William 



Peterson, Jonathan Elmer, Lambt. Cadwalader commend him in 
separate indorsements. 

Cook, David. New York, June 30, 1789. Applies for appointment 
in the public service. He served in the Army until wounded at 
Monmouth. 

Cook, John. {See Crooke, Robert.) 

Cooke, William. Wilmington, April 27, 1791. Applies for appoint- 
ment as captain of a revenue cutter for North Carolina. He 
served in the war as captain of a privateer. 

. Wilmington, April 27, 1791. William Campbell, James 

Read, John Bradley, and sixteen others recommend him in a 
joint letter. 

. {See Jocelin, Amaziah.) 



Cooper, Henry. Philadelphia, September 17, 1792. Recommended 
for appointment as consul at the island of St. Croix by John 
Wilcocks. He ranks highest among the American merchants 
in that island. (To Thomas Jefferson.) 

Cooper, Samuel. Boston, May 6, 1791. Recommended for appoint- 
ment as consul at Demerara, Esequibo, or Burbice by James 
Sullivan. He is the son of Dr. Cooper, the American patriot. 
(To Thomas Jefferson.) 

Coopman, Zacharie & Co. {See Wederstrandt, John Charles.) 

CooR, James. New Bern, January 7, 1790. Applies for appoint- 
ment as naval officer for the port of Beaufort. He has held the 
office under the State for some time past. 



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— . January 25, 1790. Requests appointment as surveyor for 
the port of Beaufort. 

— . {See North Carolina.) 



CoRBiN, Francis. {See Turner, George.) 

Cornell, Ezekiel. {See Peck, William.) 

Cornell, George. Portsmouth, R. I. (no date). Applies for ap- 
pointment in the customs service. He served in the Army dur- 
ing the French and Indian war. 

. November 5, 1789. Renews application. If the State 

does not accede to the Constitution he will move to Massachu- 
setts. 

. July I, 1790. Renews application in a long petition. 

August I, 1790. Renews application. Will accept any 



place. 

CoRTLANDT, Ph. V. {See Dodge, Samuel.) 

Coss, (Major). New York, September 15, 1789. Recommended 

for appointment of marshal by S. Livermore. He lives in Exeter, 
where court is held. (To Mr. Lear.) 

Coulter, John. Baltimore, December 23, 1790. Applies for ap- 
pointment as visiting physician at Baltimore. He is one of the 
oldest practitioners in the town. 

. Baltimore, December 26, 1790. _ Recommended for ap- 
pointment as port physician at Baltimore by George Lux. He 
has a large practice, especially among seafaring people; he was 
a staunch Whig during the war and rendered service in the bay ; 
he also served in the convention for adopting the Constitution. 

. Baltimore, December 28, 1790. Recommended by Robert 



Ballard. 



— . Baltimore, January 6, 1791. Recommended by James 
McHenry. 

— . {See Smith, Samuel.) 



CouRTNAY, H. {See Dalozier, D.) 

CowPER, John. New York, August 18, 1790. Recommended for 
appointment as consul at London, Bristol, Lisbon, or Bilboa by 
J. Parker. He has had a commercial education and knows 
French. Also recommends William Stokes, of Virginia, for 
consul at Bristol or Santo Domingo. 

Cox, John. {See Stockton, Samuel Witham.) 

CoxE, Tench. Philadelphia, April 16, 1791. Applies for appoint- 
ment as Comptroller of the Treasury. 

. {See Anderson, James; Lebre, Thomas.) 

CozzENS, M. Charleston, July 16,' 1793. Recommended for ap- 
pointment on a revenue cutter by Robert Cochran. He has 
served as third mate for a month and has given satisfaction. 
(To Isaac Holmes, collector.) 



Craghead, George. {See Jaquett, Major.) 

Craig, James. Williamsburg (no date). Applies for appointment 
as purveyor to the hospital at Norfolk. (A memorandum ad- 
dressed to Blair.) 

Craik, James. {See Young, Robert.) 

Cranch, Richard. (6"^^ Woodward, Joseph.) 

Crane, Josiah. New York, June, 1789. Applies for an office. 
He made a fortune while in the island of St. Thomas, but in- 
vested it in United States loans, and it was stolen by the British. 
John De Wintz and N. Cruger corroborate his statement. 

Crary, Archibald. State of Rhode Island, February 2, 1790. Ap- 
plies for appointment in the collection of the revenue. He was 
in either the military or civil service from the beginning to the 
end of the late war and up to 1786, since which date the pro- 
ceedings in Rhode Island have been disgraceful and injurious 
to many individuals. 

. Newport, R. I., June i, 1790. Recommended for appoint- 
ment in the revenue department at Newport by William Brad- 
ford, William Greene, Jabez Bowen, and others. His zeal in 
the cause of independence and his services in inducing an acces- 
sion to the Constitution entitle him to the office. 

. New York, June 21, 1790. Renews application. 

. New York, June 29, 1790. Applies for appointment as 

marshal. Owing to the jealousy between Providence and New- 
port, his appointment from East Greenwich would be satisfac- 
tory. 

Philadelphia, February 12, 1791. Applies for appointment 



as inspector of excise in Rhode Island. ' Refers to his previous 
applications. 

Crocker, Nathan. Wilmington, N. C, August 9, 1796. Applies 
for appointment as commander of the revenue cutter Diligence. 
He is a sailor and served through the war, most of the time on 
^n American man-of-war; is now lieutenant on the Diligence. 

Crooke, Robert. Newport, June 3, 1790. Applies for appoint- 
ment as collector of impost or naval officer of Newport. He 
was appointed collector for county of Newport in 1783 and con- 
tinued in that office till 1787, when he was removed because of 
his disapproval of the emission of paper money and the opposi- 
tion to the new Constitution. 

. Newport, May 24, 1790. Thomas G. Hazard, John Cook, 

Jabez Brown, and William Bradford, of Newport, and Henry 
Ward, notary public at Providence, certify to the same effect. 

. {See Flint, Royal.) 



Cross, Stephen. {See Goodhue, ; Parsons, Theodore.) 

Croxall, Charles. Eden Park, near Wilmington, April 19, 1789. 
Applies for appointment as collector of impost. Col. Thomas 



Hartley can testify to his activity both in and out of the field 
during the campaign of 1777 and until he was wounded and taken 
prisoner of war. 

Cruger, N. {Scr Crane, Josiah.) 

CuLNAN, John. Tenerife, Port Orotave, July 14, 1791. Recom- 
mended for appointment as consul at those islands by Peter de 
Franchi. He served through the war as deputy clothier gen- 
eral. 

. August 16, 1 791. John Cologan & Son recommend him. 

Tenerife, July 14, 1791. Pasley, Barry & Little recommend 



him. 

. Philadelphia, December 30, 1793. Certificate of his Amer- 
ican citizenship filed. Stephen Moylan recommends him. 

CuMMiNG, John N. Newark, N. J., July 9, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment as marshal of the district of New Jersey. He spent 
his youth after leaving college in the service of his country; re- 
fers to the New Jersey representatives. 

. New York, July 18, 1789. Recommended for appointment 

as marshal of New Jersey by Elias Boudinot. He is a man of 
education and well qualified. (Also recommends Ezekiel For- 
man for marshal of Pennsylvania.) 

. Trenton, September 19, 1789. A letter to him from David 

Brearley, saying he has already recommended someone for mar- 
shal, but considers him well qualified. 

New York, September 23, 1789. Recommended for ap- 



pointment as marshal by Elias Boudinot. 

CuMiNiiNG, Will. {See Hamilton, John.) 

Cunningham, James. •(6'^'<? Turbett, Samuel.) 

Curtis, William. (See Grayson, William.) 

Cutting, Nath. Philadelphia, July ii, 1792. Applies for appoint- 
ment as consul to Havre de Grace. He intends living there 
and has formed a mercantile connection. {See Wall, Samuel; 
Yanardi, Joseph.) 

Dalby, Philip. Winchester, December 12, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment to some small office pertaining to the federal court. 

Dallam, Richard. Harford County, Md., January 8, 1791. Ap- 
plies for an appointment. He was in the first company raised 
in his county in the war and was afterwards colonel ; was deputy 
paymaster-general under Congress; is now poor. 

Dalton, Tristram. Philadelphia, February 25, 1791. Applies for 
appointment as Postmaster-General. 

December 26, 1791. Applies for appointment as Director 



of the Mint. 

Dana, Sam. W. {See Parsons, William Walter.) 
Dandridge, F. {See Pauly, Lewis A.) 



Dashiell, Benjamin. Baltimore, January 20, 1791. Recommended 
for appointment as health officer for Baltimore by Robert Bal- 
lard. Incloses a petition in his favor signed by Thomas John- 
son and many others. 

Davenport, F. (See Benezet, Daniel, jr.) 

Daves, John. December 29, 1789. Recommended for office by 
John Sitgreaves and Richard Dobbs Spaight. He was an of- 
ficer during the whole war and has served as collector of the 
duties since. {See North Carolina.) 

Davey, Alexander WooDDRAP. Baltimore, January 26, 1790. Rec- 
ommended for appointment as collector of the excise by William 
West. He would perform the duties faithfully. 

. February i, 1791. William West again recommends him. 

. February 10, 1791. Recommended by John Henry. 

(Undated.) Applies for appointment as excise officer for 



Baltimore. He is a merchant and has been unfortunate. 

Davidson, John. Annapolis, July 2, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment as naval officer of the port of Annapolis. He now holds 
the office under appointment of Governor Johnson, to whom he 
refers. {See Carbery, Henry; Delozier, D. ; Forrest, Uriah; 
Williams, O. H.) 

Davidson, . {See Stone, M. J.) 

Davie, (Colonel). {See Steele, John.) 

Davies, Samuel. Petersburg, Va., February 16, 1791. Applies for 
an appointment. He is an alderman and notary public, but his 
emoluments are insufficient. 

Davies, William. New York, May 21, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment on "the board of three," in place of Mr. Baldwin, resigned. 
He served in the Army and was head of the war department in 
Virginia; he is now superintendent of Virginia accounts. 

. Philadelphia, October 28, 1791. Applies for appointment 

as auditor of the United States. He has been engaged in set- 
tling the accounts between Virginia and the United States. 

. {See Grayson, William.) 



Davis, Daniel. {See Thatcher, George.) 

Davis, Ebenezer. Portland, 'February 23, 1791. Applies for ap- 
pointmicnt as inspector of militia in Maine. He served under 
Washington during the whole war. 

Davis, George. Trenton, August i, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment as marshal or sheriff of New Jersey. Refers to Mr. Morris, 
Mr. Patterson, and others. 

Davis, John. New Bern, December 29, 1789. Applies for an ap- 
pointment. He was appointed collector of the port of Beau- 
fort in 1784, and has acquitted himself satisfactorily. 

Davis, Staige. {See Page, John.) 
AP. OF. -i. 



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Davis, William. Boston, June 20, 1789. Applies for appointment 
as an officer of the revenue; was chosen in 1776 chairman of the 
committee of correspondence in Boston ; refers to the Vice- 
President, Hon. T. Langdon, and Mr. Dalton. 

. July 9, 1789. Renews his application. 

. November 22, 1791. Applies again, referring to the Sec- 
retary of War. 

(Undated.) Renews his application. He exerted himself 



in the beginning of the Revolution, expending much time and 
money. 

Dawson, John. Richmond, Va., July 4, 1790. Recommended for 
appointment as commissioner for settling the accounts of the 
United States with the States by James Mercer. He has been 
in the house of delegates and Congress and holds high rank. 
Joseph Jones recommends him as well qualified. 

■ — . Philadelphia, November 6, 1791. Recommended for ap- 
pointment as Auditor in the Treasury Department by James 
Monroe. He has served in several State offices with credit. 

Dayton, Elias. (Ar Bancker, Abrm ; Dayton, Elias B. ; Pross, John.) 

Dayton, Elias B. Elizabeth Town, May 5, 1789, Recommended 
for appointment as collector of imposts for New Jersey by his 
father, Elias Dayton. 

. Elizabeth Town, July 22, 1789. Withdraws his application 

for appointment as collector for the eastern district of New 
Jersey. He is unable to move to Amboy. 

Dayton, Jonathan. Elizabeth Town, June 21, 1790. Applies for 
appointment as commissioner in New Jersey for funding the 
national debt. 

Dayton, John. (Sec Brearley, Chief Justice.) 

Deakins, Will. (See Delius, Arnold; Ellingwood, Benjamin; 
Forrest, Uriah; Lingan, James; Lynn, David; Lynn, John.) 

Deane, B. (See Merrill, Hezekiah.) 

Deare, Jonathan. New Brunswick, July 14, 1789. Applies for 
appointment as collector for New Jersey. He is willing, if ap- 
pointed, to move to Amboy. 

Deheger, Henry, Sr. (6"^^ Voight, Henry.) 

Deerinc;, Nathaniel. (See Fosdick, Nathaniel F.) 

De Kercado, Le Senechal. (See Mathieu, John L. M.) 

Delaire, Thomas. Rochelle, March 23, 1791. Applies for appoint- 
ment as agent of the United States at Rochelle. Alludes to the 
increase of trade in tobacco and leather. (To Thomas Jefferson. ) 

Delius, Arnold. George Town, January i 7, 1793. Recommended 
for appointment as consul at Bremen by William Deakins. The 
trade makes a consul desirable. Mr. Delius has been in America. 



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. George Town, January i8, 1793. Fred Delius recommends 

liim, reciting the large trade interests with Bremen. He is nephew 
of Arnold Delius. (Two letters.) 

. Philadelphia, May 18, 1796. Ad. Kent vouches for Mr. 

Fred Delius. 

. Philadelphia, April 30, 1794. Recommended by Richard 

Bland Lee. 

Delius, Fredr. Philadelphia, April 29, 1794. States reason why 
a consul should be appointed at Bremen. (To Richard Bland 
Lee.) 

. Philadelphia, April 29, 1794. Richard Bland Lee recom- 
mends him. (To the Secretary of State.) 

. Philadelphia, May 17, 1794. Applies for appointment as 

consul at Bremen. The trade there is larger than at Hamburg 
■and can be increased. (To Samuel Blodgett.) 

. London, February 22, 1796. Recommended for appoint- 
ment as consul at Bremen in place of Arnold Delius, resigned, 
in a letter from Joshua Johnson to W. Jackson, an extract of 
which is furnished. 

. (See Delius, Arnold.) 



Delozier, Daniel. Baltimore, August 8, 1793. Applies for ap- 
pointment as surveyor of Baltimore in place of Colonel Ballard, 
deceased. He has been deputy collector since the Constitution. 

. Baltimore, August 7, 1793. H. Courtnay, Stephen Wilson, 

and sixteen others recommend him jointly. 

. Baltimore, August 8, 1793. Sam Smith recommends him. 

. Elizabeth Town, August 10, 1793. Recommended for ap- 
pointment as surveyor of Baltimore by O. H. Williams. 

. Annapolis, August 10, 1793. John Davidson recommends 

him. 

. Annapolis, August 13, 1793. A. C. Hanson recommends 

him. 

. Baltimore, August 13, 1793. W. Smith recommends him. 

July 19, 1794. Applies for appointment as collector in 



place of General Williams, deceased. 

Dempster, Hugh. (Undated.) Recommended by John Clenachan, 
Jenckes, Winson & Co., and nineteen others as an efficient 
ganger. He lives in Alexandria. 

Denning, William. New York, May 13, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment as a comptroller of accounts. He was commissioner 
of accounts and commissioner of the Board of Treasury during 
the war. [See Halstead, John.) 

Dennis, Patrick. State of New Jersey, April 3, 1789. Recom- 
mended for an office by William Livingston. He performed 
many important services during the war and has been naval of- 
ficer of the eastern district of New Jersey for three years. 



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— . New York, August 3, 1789. Recommended for his zeal in 
detecting smugglers as a customs ofiicer in New Jersey by John 
Lamb. 

(Undated.) Applies for appointment as collector of the 



impost in New Jersey. He is one of the naval officers under 
State appointment; he served in different capacities throughout 
the war; refers to New Jersey and New York Senators and 
Members of Congress. 

Denny, Rohert. Annapolis, June 21, 1790. Recommended for 
appointment as commissioner of loans in Maryland by I. E. 
Howard. He is at present auditor-general of the State. 

. Port Tobacco, July 15, 1790. Recommended by W. Small- 
wood. He served throughout the war in the Maryland line and 
generally acted as paymaster to one of the regiments, and gave 
great satisfaction. 

. Annapolis, July 12, 1790. Applies for appointment as com- 
missioner of loans in Maryland. The office he now holds will 
probably be abolished, and he wishes to be able to support his 
family. 

. Annapolis, July 21, 1794. Applies for appointment as col- 
lector at Baltimore. He already holds an appointment. 

. Annapolis, August 22, 1794. Applies for appointment as 

naval officer of Baltimore. He has acted four years under Gen- 
eral Williams and is familiar with the duties. 

. (^^^ Williams, O. H.) 



De Saussure, Henry William. (See Clay, Joseph, jr.) 

Devereux, Burrill. Marblehead, July 15, 1790. Applies for ap- 
pointment as collector of customs for Marblehead and Lynn in 
place of Mr. Harris, deceased. He has been in the office for 
some time and has performed its duties. 

Dexter, John Sinc;er. Providence, June 15, 1790. Recommended 
for appointment as marshal of the Rhode Island district by 
Brown & Francis and six others. He was a major and assistant 
to the adjutant-general in the Continental Army. 

. Philadelphia, March 2, 1791. Recommended by Benjamin 

Bowen for appointment as collector of the additional duties on 
spirits in Rhode Island. His appointment would give general 
satisfaction. 

. {See Bowen, Jabez; Olney, Jeremiah.) 

De Wintz, John. {See Crane, Josiah.) 

De Witt, Simeon. {See Hardenbergh, Abraham.) 

Dick, Elisha C. {See McRea, James.) 

Dickinson, John. (.S'cy Jaquet, Peter.) 

Di Dig, Seaton Draco. Genoa, May 4, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment as representative of the United States at Genoa. Submits 
a Ipng letter relative to the military operations in Europe. (To 
the Congress.) 



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Dodge, Samuel. Baltimore, August lo, 1793. Applies for appoint- 
ment as surveyor at Baltimore. Is now inspector of revenue, 
which does not yield him sufficient pay; he was in the Army. 

. New York, January 8, 1791. Richard Piatt recommends 

him. He served in the Army. 

. New York, January 10, 1791. Ptr. V. Cortlandt recom- 
mends him as inspector of the Maryland militia. He served as 
a subaltern in Mr Cortlandt's regiment with credit. 

. New York, January 10, 1791. Nicholas Fish recommends 

him. He was in same regiment as Mr. Fish. 

. August 9, 1793. Samuel Smith recommends him as sur- 



veyor. 

Donald, A. London, October 6, 1790. Applies for appointment 
as consul at London. 

Donaldson, John. {See Turbett, Samuel.) 

Donaldson, Joseph. Baltimore, October i, 1792. Applies for an 
appointment to enable him to support his family. He sent out 
men and his house and purse were always at the service of his 
country during the war. 

. August 8, 1793. Applies for appointment as surveyor of 

the port of Baltimore, Robert Ballard being dead. 

Downes, Philemon. Caroline County, Eastern Shore of Maryland, 
November 3, 1788. Applies for an appointment under the new 
Government. He is now judge of the orphan's court and com- 
missioner of the public tax, and is in the militia. 

DoRSEY, Thomas E. Augusta, Ga., January 20, 1794. Applies for 
appointment as marshal for the district of Georgia. He has 
sacrificed fortune and constitution to the service of his country. 
(To Thomas Jefferson.) (See Jenkins, Amasa.) 

DoRSEY, William H. (See Lynn, David; Stone, M. J.) 

Drayton, Stephen. Charleston, August 2, 1791. Recommended 
for appointment as naval officer by William Moultrie. He is 
able to perform the duties of the office. 

. Charleston, August 4, 1791. Recommended by Charles 

Pinckney. 

Drew, William. {See Partridge, George.) 

Duff, Thomas. Newport, June 13, 1789. "N. C. County, Dela- 
ware State. " Applies for appointment in the federal service. 

DuFONER, Henry. New York, March 7, 1793. Applies for appoint- 
ment as supervisor for the district of New York. In a petition 
(undated) applies for appointment as searcher or surveyor 
of the port of New York; he was in the customs service before 
the war; has been land and tide waiter since the peace, and 
took a decided part in the Revolution. 



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DuLANY, Benjamin. (.SV^ McRea, James M.) 

DuLANv, Sharp. Philadelphia, April i8, 1789. Recommended for 
an appointment by Charles Biddle. Incloses resolution of coun- 
cil of Philadelphia indorsing his execution of the duties of col- 
lector of customs of Philadelphia. 

. Philadelphia, April 20, 1789. Applies for appointment as 

collector of the port of Philadelphia. He served on various 
committees and had several commands in the militia when the 
war broke out, then became a member of assembly; he is now 
collector under State appointment. 



— . Philadelphia, April 22, 1789. Recommended by Richard 
Peters. He lost much of his money through his confidence in 
the Continental paper. 

— . (.S"!"^ Graff e, John; Mayer, Jacob.) 



Dunham, Aaron. New Brunswick, February 2, 1791. Recom- 
mended for appointment as collector of revenue for New Jersey 
by William Paterson. He has been for some time auditor of 
public accounts and is meritorious. (To Philemon Dickinson.) 

. Trenton, February 4, 1791. Applies for appointment as 

inspector of the revenue for New Jersey. 

. February 5, 1791. Recommended for appointment by 

Philemon Dickinson. 

Dunn, Cary. New York, June 8, 1789. Applies for an appoint- 
ment. He entered the service at an early period of the war 
and continued therein until the peace. (To Governor Clinton 
and Colonel Walker.) 

Dunn, James. Philadelphia, February 19, 1794. Recommended 
for a clerkship by Thomas McKean. He is qualified and is 
poor. (To Edmund Randolph.) 

Dunn, Samuel. (Undated.) Recommended for appointment as 
consul at Hispaniola by John Coffin Jones, Joseph Russell, jr., 
Benj. Clarke, and eight others. He is an American, resident of 
Rhode Island, now in Hispaniola; the trade there requires a 
consul. 

Dunscomb, Andrew. Beekman Stree't, No. 8, November 17, 1789. 
Applies for an appointment. He served from the beginning of 
the war and is poor. 

. Richmond, Va., January 8, 1791. Gives his residence as 

Virginia. 

. April 25, 1794. Renews application. Statement (undated) 

of service; ensign in 1777; from 1778 till March, 1782, assisted 
in auditor's office with the main Army; 1782 to 1783, in family 
of quartermaster-general; 1783^ in office of commissioner of 
army accounts; agent for claims of Virginia till 1786; also, 
submits certificates and letters corroborating his statement of 
service. 



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DuNTZFELT, C. W. Copenhagen, December 6, 1791. Applies for 
appointment as vice-consul to Denmark. The increased Ameri- 
can shipping in the Baltick makes such an officer desirable. (To 
Robert Morris.) 

No. 46 Walnut Street, Wednesday Morning. Camp- 



bell recommends him. 

Duval, William. {See Ast, . ) 

Dyer, Eliphalet. Connecticut, August 18, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment as district judge of Connecticut. He served in the 
Congress of 1774 and 1776 up to 1783, and is judge of the 
superior court. 

Earle, Samuel. {See Benton, William.) 

EccLESTON, John. {See Richardson, William.) 

Eddens, Samuel. {See Grayson, William; Griffin, Samuel; Page, 
John.) 

Edwards, Gno. London, December 12, 1795. Sends a diploma 
committed to his care by Sir John Sinclair, president of the 
board of agriculture. (Diploma not on file.) 

Edwards, Pierpont. New Haven, July 24, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment as district judge in Connecticut. (To David Hum- 
phreys.) 

. New Haven, July 28, 1789. Recommended by Charles 

Chauncey. (To David Humphreys.) 

Stratford, August 24, 1789. Recommended for appoint- 



ment as district judge by Joseph Walker. The only objection 
to him is his immoral conduct, but his course has been good for 
some time past. (To David Humphreys.) 

Edwards, Thomas. Boston, August 15, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment to any suitable office. He served in the Army so long that 
he finds his place as a lawyer occupied by other men. 

Eichelberger, Martin. (Undated.) Applies for appointment as 
surveyor of the port of Baltimore. He served in the Army and 
is now poor. 

. Baltimore, July 2, 1789. James McHenry urges his ap- 
pointment to any office. He is an honest man, a good account- 
ant, and his appointment would have a good effect among the 
Dutch, who are highly antifederal in Baltimore. 

. Baltimore, August 8, 1793. Renews application in view of 

the death of Colonel Ballard. 

. Baltimore, July 18, 1794. Renews application in view of 

the death of General Williams, the collector. 

. Baltimore, Jul}' 5, 1789. Sam Smith recommends him. 

He served in the Army and is a friend of the new Government. 

. New York, July 10, 1789. Thos. Hartley recommends him. 

Also recommends Capt. George Bush, of Wilmington, to be 
collector of Wilmington. He was an officer in Mr. Hartley's 
regiment. 



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. Baltimore, August 8, 1793. J. E. Howard recommends 

him. Two petitions, with many signatures (no date), recom- 
mend him. 

Ellery, William. New York, June 14, 1790. Recommended for 
appointment as commissioner of loans, district judge, or collector 
of the port of Newport, R. I., by Abiel Foster and Benj. Hunt- 
ington. 

. Newport, R. I., December 16, 1793. Recommends Roy 

Greene for district attorney in preference to Mr. Howell or Mr. 
Barnes. (To Alexander Hamilton.) 

. (Ar Bowen, Jabez; Flint, Royal.) 



Ellicott, Andrew. May 16, 1789. Applies for appointment as 
geographer of the United States, made vacant by the death of 
Mr. Hutchins. He has been employed, for some time past in 
determining the astronomical boundary lines of Virginia, Penn- 
sylvania, and New York. He and Mr. Rittenhouse are the only 
two practical survej^ors and astronomers in the country who 
make their own instruments. 



— . New York, June i, 1789. A letter recounting his service 
in determining the western boundary of New York. (To John 
Page.) 

— . Philadelphia, August 9, 1789. John Ewing recommends 
him for geographer of the United States. Mr. Ewing had 
experience of his genius when, as commissioner, Mr. Ewing 
was engaged in settling the boundary between New York and 
Virginia. 

— . Philadelphia, August 10, 1789. R. Patterson, professor of 
mathematics in. the University of Pennsylvania, recommends him. 

— . Philadelphia, August 17, 1789. David Rittenhouse recom- 
mends him. He has great mechanical skill. 

— . Moore Street, No. 6, August 20, 1789. Applies for a reap- 
pointment to run the line between the western boundary of New 
York and the lands belonging to the United States. He hopes 
no opposition will arise from Mr. Gorham. 

— . Philadelphia, February i, 1791. Applies for appointment 
to run the line between the country of the Creek Indians and 
the United States. 

New York, August 22, 1789. Robert Andrews, professor 



of mathematics in the College of William and Mary, recom- 
mends him. A memorandum, unsigned and undated, describes 
Mr. Ellicott as a mathematician, geometrician, and astronomer, 
and as judicious and honest. 

— . {See Page, John.) 



Ellingwood, Benj. (Tcorge Town, August 13, 1791. Recommended 
for command of a revenue cutter by Will. Deakins. He was 
master's mate on Dean frigate, Capt. Samuel Nicholson, as early 
in the war as 1777, and afterwards took command of an armed 
ship for Messrs. John and Andrew Cabat till the end of the war. 



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Elliot, Benjamin. (Undated.) Applies for appointment as sur- 
veyor to a district in the Western Territory. He has had prac- 
tice in surveying, and he knows the western country. Refers 
to the Senators from Pennsylvania. 

Ellis, Joseph. [See Benezet, Daniel, jr.) 

El]\ier Jonathan. (No place) February 14, 1791. Applies for 
appointment as supervisor of the revenue for New Jersey. {See 
Conway, John; Woodruff, Aaron D.) 

Emmerson, Arthur. Portsmouth, December 15, 1792. Applies for 
appointment as chaplain to a marine hospital; also recommends 
Howard Jones for appointment as steward. 

Engle, Archibald. Philadelphia County, October 22, 1793. Ap- 
plies for an appointment as naval officer for the district of Penn- 
sylvania. He has acted as deputy for several years since the 
adoption of the Constitution and before under the State gov- 
ernment. {See Phile, Frederick.) 

Ennalls, Andrew Skinner. Baltimore, February 18, 1791. Ap- 
plies for appointment as supervisor of excise for Maryland. 

. Philadelphia, April 28, 1792. Recommended for appoint- 
ment as Treasurer of the Mint by John F. Mercer. 

. Vienna, August 13, 1793. John Henry recommends him. 

Dover, August 13, 1793. Richard Bassett recommends him 



for office of surveyor of Baltimore. 

. Cambridge, Md., August 13, 1793. W. V. Murray recom- 
mends him. 

Ewing, James. Trenton, January 15, 1790. Applies for an appoint- 
ment. He has held office under the State of New Jersey since 
the commencement of the war, and lately has been commissioner 
of the loan office and receiver of Continental taxes. 

. July 14, 1791. Applies for appointment of Auditor of the 

Treasury, which is vacant. 

. (Undated). Applies for continuance in office as commis- 
sioner of the loan office. 



— . (Undated.) William Livingston, Robert L. Hooper, and 
eleven others recommend his appointment. 



. (.9^^ Neilson, John; EUicott, Andrew; Hall, John; Hoops, 

Adam.) * 

Faisch, J. J. {See Ford, David.) 

Falconer, Nathaniel. Philadelphia, June 10, 1789, Recom- 
mended for appointment in the customs by Thomas Mifflin. He 
was an early and decided friend to independence. 

July 8, 1789. Applies for appointment in the customs at 



Philadelphia 
— . {See Grayson, William.) 



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Paris, Hyram. Annapolis, November 23, 1795. Recommended 
for appointment as an officer of marines by I. H. Stone. He is 
of good family and character and would make a good officer. 

. Annapolis, November 24, 1795. Recommended for ap- 
pointment as a lieutenant of marines by Charles Carroll, of Car- 
rallton. He is of good character and constitution. 

Farrand, Daniel. (See Vermont appointments.) 

Farrington, Thomas. Boston, January 29, 1791. Applies for ap- 
pointment as collector or inspector of excise for the Boston dis- 
trict. He has been employed in the excise and impost office by 
the Massachusetts legislature. 

Febiger, Christian. New York, May 6, 1789. Applies for an ap- 
pointment in the customs service or as marshal of Pennsylvania. 
He enlisted in the Lexington fight, joined General Ward, and 
remained in service to the end of the war. 



— . Philadelphia, July 16, 1789. Applies for appointment in 
the customs department. Refers to previous application and 
indorsements. 

— . New York, August 12, 1789. Renews his application. 

— . {See Bland, Colonel: Turbett, Samuel; White, Alexander.) 



Feliecty, Philip. March i, 1794. Recommended for appointment 
as consul at Leghorn by J. Vining. He stands high both here 
and in Italy and is married to an American. 

. New York, March 29, 1794. William Seton recommends 

him. 

Fendall, Philip R. (See Grey, Vincent.) 

Fenner, Arthur. {See Bowen, Jabez; Rhode Island; Thurston, 
Edward.) 

Fenwick, Joseph. Virginia, Gunston Hall, June 19, 1789. Rec- 
ommended for appointment as consul at Bordeaux by George 
Mason. He is a merchant there, the partner of Mr. Mason's 
son. (A long letter about the consular business.) 

. Satterly, October 16, 1789. George Plater recommends 

him. He is a man of merit and has been settled at Bordeaux 
in business nearly three years. 

. November, 1789. Thomas S. Lee recommends him. 

. (.S"^^ Washington, George.) 



Fen, William. Newport, R. I., January 18, 1790. Applies for ap- 
pointment as surveyor of customs for port of Newport. He 
entered the service as captain in 1775 i" Col. Thomas Church's 
regiment; in 1776, in Colonel Hitchcock's; in 1777, in Col. 
Israel Angele's, and resigned January I, 1781. Refers to Colonel 
Sherburne and Colonel Olney. 

. May 29, 1790. Renews application. 

FiNDLEY, William. {See Hall, John.) 



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Finney, David. Newcastle, March 25, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment as naval officer. He lost his property through the Con- 
tinental currency. He held the office before the war under 
appointment by Governor Penn. (6"^^ Jaquett, Major.) 

FiNNiE, Willi a;si. New York, April 30, 1789. Applies for an ap- 
pointment. He served as deputy quartermaster-general from 
the beginning till the close of the war, and also in the French 
war, and his brother fell in Braddock's defeat. Submits certifi- 
cate from Gen. Nath. Green, Richmond, November 2, 1784, of 
his good conduct as deputy quartermaster in Virginia. 

. New York, May 18, 1789. Applies for some federal ap- 
pointment at Norfolk. 

-. Norfolk, October i, 1789. Renews application, request- 



ing office of commissioner for the marine hospital. 
— . (.S^^ Grayson, William; Parker, Josiah.) 



Fish, Nicholas. Philadelphia, February 12, 1791. Applies for ap- 
pointment as inspector for the district of New York under the 
revenue act. {See Dodge, Samuel.) 

FiSHBOURN, Benj. Savannah, May 12, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment as collector of the port of Savannah. He now holds the 
office by State appointment. 

. May 17, 1789. Incloses papers showing the suspension 

from office of the previous collector. 

— . {See Grayson, William.) 



Fisher, Hendrick. Custom-house, Savannah, September 23, 1790. 
Recommended for appointment to command a cutter 'by John 
Habersham, collector. He is well qualified. (To Alexander 
Hamilton.) 

Fisher, Thomas. {See Wynkoop, James.) 

Fitch, Jabez G. Manchester, May 16, 1794. Recommended for 
appointment as marshal for that district by Samuel Hitchcock. 
He has for some time been a deputy marshal. 

. May 26, 1794. Israel Smith recommends him. 

Fitzgerald, John. Alexandria, April 5, 1793. Applies for ap- 
pointment as collector of the port of Alexandria. He is favored 
by Mr. Charles Lee, the incumbent, and lost largely in his dis- 
tillery by the change to the Constitution, although he favored it. 
{See Gray, Vincent; Young, Robert.) 

Fitzhugh, Richard. (.S"^^ Biscoe, George.) 

FiTZHUGH, William. {See Chesley, John; Thomas, John Allen; 
Thompson, David.) 

FiTz Simons, Thomas. May 5, 1790. Recommends the following 
foreign appointments: R. Harrison, for Cadiz; for Oporto, a 
Portuguese whose name he will ascertain ; Sarmento, a Span- 
iard, for Teneriffe; Mr. Hill, for Madeira; Mr. Street, for 
Fayal; Jos. Wilson, for Dublin; F. Haller, for Marseilles. 
(^<?^ Clymer, George; O'Brien, ; Peters, Richard.) 



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Flannery, Matthew. (Undated.) Applies for an office. He is 
out of employment and destitute. 

Fleming, William. [See Claiborne, William.) 

Flint, Royal. New York, June 14, 1790. Writes to Alexander 
Hamilton relative to Rhode Island appointments. Knows little 
of Mr. Littlefield; Edward Thurston has been opposed to the 
Government during and since the war; Colonel Barton has 
much influence in Providence. Gives list for surveyors: Saml. 
Aborn, senator, for Pawtucket Island; Wm. Arnold, Sr. , for 
Greenwich; Manuel Case, forWickford, North Kingstown ; Wal- 
ter White, Pancatnek River; Jos. Whitmarsh, Warren; Shear- 
jashub Bourne, Bristol. An unsigned memorandum among his 
recommendations gives: Colonel Olney, universally popular; 
Mr. Thomson, honest, but crabbed and unpopular; Mr. Foster, 
an intriguing man of great weight, thought to have been bought 
by antifederalists, very popular in Providence, and his ap- 
pointment would greatly please the paper-money people; Mr. 
Tyler, indifferently spoken of; Colonel Barton, popular among 
the lower class of people; Colonel Perth, stands high at New- 
port; Mr. Crooke is much respected; Colonel Sherburne, good, 
except where money is concerned; Dr. Oliphant, an old, in- 
active man; Colonel Lyman, respectable; Walter Channing, a 
good federalist, much respected; Governor Bradford; Mr. 
Merchant may well be employed in the judiciary; Mr. EUery 
would give satisfaction in revenue department. [See Hardy, J.) 

Floyd, Edward. (See Scott, Gustavus.) 

Folger,,Fred. Baltimore, May 8, 1792. Applies for appointment 
as consul in the Barbary States. 

. Baltimore, May 31, 1792. Samuel Sterrett transmits his 

application and commends him; he was active and enterprising 
in the late war and wishes to enter the service of the Govern- 
ment again. (To Thomas Jefferson.) 

Ford, David. Philadelphia, September 5, 1795. Applies for ap- 
pointment as Director of the Mint. 

. Trenton, August 29, 1795. Richard Forrest recommends 

him. He was active as an officer. 

. Booneton, August 27, 1795. J. J. Faisch recommends him. 

Somerset, August 28, 1795. Theo. Frelinghuysen recom- 



mends him. His appointment would give general satisfaction 
in New Jersey. 

Ford, Michael. (See Roney, John.) 

Forman, David. Chester Town, Md., March 28, 1796. Applies for 
appointment as commissioner to ascertain the southern bound- 
ary under the new treaty with Spain. He owns land in the new 
territory. 

FoRMAN, EzEKiEL. Aubum, Pa., April 9, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment as sheriff of a federal court. He was employed in 
the business of the war. 



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— . Philadelphia, July 23, 1789. Applies for appointment as 
marshal of Maryland. He was a member of the Board of Treas- 
ury from 1779 to 1782. 

— . New York, July 18, 1789. Elias Boudinot recommends 
him. He was sheriff in Maryland before the war and is a farmer. 
Also recommends Colonel Gumming for marshal of New Jersey. 

— . {See Grayson, William.) 



Forrest and Stoddert. {See Lingan, James.) 

Forrest, Richard. {See Ford, David.) 

Forrest, Uriah. Georgetown, April 27, 1791. Applies for ap- 
pointment as comptroller. He has determined not to pursue a 
commercial career. 

. Georgetown, April 19, 1795. Thomas S. Lee recommends 

his appointment as supervisor. He served in the field in the 
late war and as an officer of Maryland militia; later did service 
for the Government. 

. Georgetown, May 5, 1795. Will. Deakins, jr., recommends 

him for appointment in Mr. [Daniel] Carroll's place; does not 
approve of the appointment of Maj. John Davidson. 

. Annapolis, May 6, 1795. ^- ^- Stone recommends him. 

. {See Magruder, Allen B.) 



Forster, George. Philadelphia, June 25, 1795. Recommended 
for appointment of collector for the port of Sunbury, Ga. , by 
James Gunn. (To the Secretary of the Treasury.) 

Forster, Tho:\ias. {See Goodhue, -. ) 

Forsyth, John. York Borough, February 17, 1791. Applies for 
appointment as collector of excise in York County. He is in- 
formed that the State legislature will abolish the office which he 
now holds and he desires a continuance. (To William Maclay.) 

. Philadelphia, February 26, 1791. Recommended for ap- 
pointment as collector of excise by Thomas Hartley. He holds 
the place under State appointment and has given satisfaction. 

FosDiCK, Nathaniel F. Portland, Casco Bay, May 19, 1789. Ap- 
plies for appointment as naval officer for Portland. Has held 
the office for some time and wishes a continuance. Refers to 
General Knox and Hon. George Thatcher. 

— — . Portland, Casco Bay, May 19, 1789. John Kent, Nathl. 
Deering, Ebenr. Storer, and four others jointly recommend 
him. 

. {See Thatcher, George.) 

FosDiCK, ThoiMAS. Marblehead, Mass., July 28, 1789. Applies for 
an appointment as a revenue officer. He served under Wash- 
ington in the Army. 

Foster, Abiel. {See Ellery, William; Flint, Royal; Kimball, 
Hazen.) 



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Foster, Theodore. Providence, R. I., February i8, 1790. Applies 
for continuance in ofifice as naval ofificer of the district of Provi- 
dence. He now holds the office under State appointment, is a 
friend of the new Constitution, and served in the State assembly 
during the war. Recommends, also, Ebenezer Thompson for 
collector and William Tyler for surveyor. Both are competent, 
but belong to the party opposed to the adoption of the Consti- 
tution. (Sec Bowen, ; Howell, David; McCrea, William A. ; 

Owen, Daniel; Rhode Island; Thompson, Ebenezer.) 

Franchi, Peter de. (See Culnan, John.) 

Francis, John. [Str Olney, Jeremiah.) 

Franklin, Benj. (&'6' Barclay, Thomas; Franklin, William Temple.) 

Franklin, William Temple. Philadelphia, April 20, 1789. Ap- 
lies for continuation in the diplomatic service. Submits a 
sketch of his services in France, dated March i, 1789, and ex- 
tracts from letters from Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, and 
Count de Vergennes commending him. 

. January 9, 1790. Recites his services and his grandfather's 

desire for his appointment, submitting copy of a letter from the 
latter to Robert R. Livingston. (A long letter, marked private.) 

. New York, July 9, 1790. Renews his application. 

. (See Carpzoo, Chr. William.) 



Franks, David S. New York, May 12, 1789. Applies for an ap- 
pointment. He joined the northern army at Montreal, and 
served continuously in a military or civil capacity for eleven 
years. He details the nature of his services at length. 

. June II, 1789. Applies for appointment as consul in 



France. 

. February 8, 1790. Applies for appointment as private 

secretary to Mr. Jefferson. (To Mr. Jefferson.) Submits copies 
of letters in 1783 from Robert R. Livingston and merchants in 
Philadelphia commending him. 

Fraunces, Andrew G. New York, June 3, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment as an assistant secretary in some Department. He 
was clerk to the Treasury Board and still fills the office. 

Freeman, Thomas. Washington City, April 13, 1796. Applies for 
appointment in ascertaining the western limits of the United 
States under the new treaties. He is now in the surveyor's 
office. District of Columbia. 

"City," April 13, 1796. Gustavus Scott and William 



Thornton recommend him. 

Freeing huysen, Theo. (Sci' Ford, David.) 

Frisburg, G. G. (See McCaskey, Alex.) 

Furnival, Alexander. New York, June 5, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment in the customs service in Maryland. He was an offi- 
cer in the Maryland artillery during the war and is now in 
needy circumstances. 



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— . Baltimore, Jul}' 13, 1789. Renews application. 

- — . Baltimore, September 7, 1789. Adds additional offices as 
acceptable. 

— . Baltimore, September 13, 1789. Renews application. 

— . (A'l? Grayson, William; Stone, M. J.) 



Gadsden, Christ. (.SV^ Lehre, Thomas.) 

Gaines, Daniel. Washington, Ga., January 20, 1794. Applies for 
appointment as marshal for Georgia district. Refers to the 
letters of recommendation he produces. 

. Wilkes County, Ga. , January 7, 1794. Francis Willis rec- 
ommends him. He is a lawyer and is in reduced circumstances. 

. Philadelphia, February 17, 1794. J. Parker recommends 



him. 
— . (■5'd'^ Baldwin, Abr. ; Greene, Peleg; Jenkins, John.) 



Gale, G. W. {See Graybell, Jacob.) 

Galloway, Benjamin. Annapolis, March 27, 1792. Recommends 
for a suitable provision a young man who was in the President's 
family and is no-w in bad health and circumstances. 

Galt, J. M. Williamsburg, May 7, 1792. Applies for appointment 
as surgeon of the marine hospital at Norfolk. (To Samuel 
Griffin.) 

Garrard, James. {See Lewis, George.) 

Gassaway, John. Annapolis, May 21, 1794. Applies for appoint- 
ment as collector of the port of Baltimore. He served through 
the war and left the service at the peace with a broken consti- 
tution ; he is now poor. 

. Annapolis, July 22, 1794. John Seney recommends him. 

Garrison, Frederick. {See Carpzoo, Chr. William.) 

Gatewood, Philemon. Norfolk, March 9, 1789. Applies for an 
office in the customs service. Indorsed by two numerously 
signed memorials, reciting his service as deputy naval officer at 
Norfolk. (^SVf Bland, Colonel; Griffin, Samuel.) 

Gebhard, J. G. Claverack, May 18, 1789. Applies for some com- 
mission in Europe where he is about to go with his three sons. 

Geddes, Robert. {See Page, John.) 

Gerry, Elp.ridge. (Undated.) Furnishes list of persons suitable 
for appointment in the customs service in Massachusetts: Jona- 
than Titcomb, for naval officer at Newbury Port; William Vans, 
for collector, or naval officer, at Salem; Richard Harris, for col- 
lector at Marblehead; Samuel Henshaw, for collector at Boston; 
Leonard Jarvis, for comptroller at Boston; Thomas Melvill, for 
naval officer at Boston; Harry Warren, for collector at Ply- 
mouth; James Sullivan, for district judge; John Lowell, for 
associate judge. 



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Gerry, Samuel Russell. Marblehead, July i6, 1790. Recom- 
mended for collector of the port of Marblehead in a numerously 
signed petition from merchants and traders of that town. He 
is a brother of Elbridge Gerry. 

. New York, July 26, 1790. Elbridge Gerry recommends 

him. He provided for troops duringthe war and served in various 
capacities. 

Gibbon, James. Petersburgh, Va. , February 12, 1789. Applies for 
appointment as collector or naval officer of James River district 
in place of Col. J. Parker, elected to Congress. 

. New York, May 20, 1789. Applies for appointment in the 

State of Virginia. Refers to Mr. Griffin, Colonel Bland, Colo- 
nel Parker, Mr. Page, and Mr. Cole, all of Virginia. 

. Petersburg, January 24, 1790. Applies for a more remu- 
nerative office than the one he holds. 

. July 16, 1790. Applies for collectorship of Petersburg, in 

place of Colonel Heth, who is going to resign. 

. July 17, 1792. Applies for office of inspector of the fourth 

survey. Colonel Newton being about to resign. 

. {See Bland, Colonel; Griffin, Samuel; Page, John.) 



GiBBS, Caleb. Boston, March 11, 1789. Applies for an appoint- 
ment under the new Government. 

. May 25, 1789. Applies for appointment as naval officer of 

Boston or deputy collector. He was in the Army, and is known 
to the President. 

. Boston, June 15, 1793. Applies for any appointment. He 

is in necessitous circumstances and wishes a support for his wife 
and children. 

Files a copy of a testimonial from General Washington, 



showing his military services and appointments. 
— . {See Parker, Josiah.) 



Gibert, Bossieur I)E. St. Domenigue, April 4, 1791. Applies for 
appointment as consul. 

Gilbert, Ezek. {See Malcolm, Henry.) 

Gilchrist, Robert. {See Morrow, David.) 

Gilder, R. Baltimore, January 3, 1791. Applies for appointment 
as port physician at Baltimore. He endured hardships during 
the war, spending the prime of life in the service. 

. Baltimore, January 3, 1791. J. E. Howard recommends 

him. He was a surgeon during the war. 

. Baltimore, January i, 1791. O. H. Williams to the same 



effect. 
— . {See Smith, Sam.) 



Giles, Aquilla. New York, August 11, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment as marshal of New York. 



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— . New York, July 5, 1791. Renews application. He lost 
^8,000 because of the depreciation of Continental money, and 
served through the war. 

— . Philadelphia, March 3, 1792. Applies for appointment as 
supervisor of excise for New York. 

— . New York, February i, 1795. Applies for appointment as 
loan ofificer for New York. The office he now holds is not suf- 
ficiently remunerative. 

— . New York, April 17, 1797. Applies for appointment as 
collector of the port of New York. He has been marshal for 
the past five years. 

— . (See Hamilton, A.) 



Gill, Moses. {See Whitney, John.) 

Gillespie, Samuel. {See Burrall, Charles.) 

GiLMAN, Joseph. Pittsburgh, December 2, 1796. Recommended for 
appointment as judge of the Northwestern Territory by A. St. 
Clair. He is not a lawyer, but has great general information 
and is generally respected and beloved. 

Gilpin, George. {See McRea, James M. ; Shalecross, Joseph.) 

Gist, M. Charleston, S. C, July 25, 1789. Applies for an ap- 
pointment in South Carolina or Maryland. 

. New York, August 27, 1789. Applies for appointment as 

marshal in South Carolina, or other appointment. 

Glen, John. (Undated.) Applies for an office in the excise. Dur- 
ing the war he was employed in the service as a contractor and 
his interests suffered in consequence. 

Glover, John. Marblehead, February 24, 1790. Applies for ap- 
pointment as inspector of the revenue. 



— . Marblehead, July 15, 1790. Applies for appointment as 
collector of impost at Marblehead in place of Richard Harris, 
deceased. 

— . New York, July 23, 1790. John Langdon recommends him. 



GoDRON, (?) P. N. {See Clarkson, David M.) 

GoETZ, GusTAVus F. (Undated.) Applies for an office. Is a grad- 
uate of law in Germany and has served under the Postmaster- 
General. 

GoFFiGAN, Laban. (No placc) December 27, 1793. Applies for 
appointment as keeper of the light-house at Cape Henry. He 
held a commission in the war and has become greatly reduced 
in circumstances by the various invasions. 

. (No place) December 27, 1792. Thomas Veale and three 

others recommend him. They knew him through the late war 
to be a friend of his country. 

AP. OF. 4. 



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GoFORTH, William. Louisville, January 13, 1790. Recommended 
for judge of Kentucky district by David Jones. He was captain 
in the war, has been a legislator since, and is well qualified. 

Goodhue, . New York, June 30, 1789. Recommends William 

Pickham for collector and Joseph Hiller as naval officer at 
Salem; Stephen Sewall for surveyor of Marblehead ; Josiah 
Batchelder for Beverly; Jeremiah Staniford for Ipswich; Michael 
Hodge, Jonathan Titcomb, and Stephen Cross for collectorship 
at Newburyport. 

. June 22, 1789. Recommends the above again and adds 

Bartholomew Putnam as surveyor at Salem; Epes Sargent as 
collector at Gloucester; Thomas Forster as surveyor ; Richard 
Harris as collector at Marblehead. 

. (6'i?<? Jackson, Jonathan; Sargent, Epes ; Tuck, William.) 



Goodrich, Elizur. New Haven, October i, 1793. Applies for ap- 
pointment as collector at New Haven. 

Gordon, Jeremiah. (See Stone, M. J.) 

Gore, Christopher. (Ar Bradford, Samuel; Woodward, Joseph.) 

GoRHAM, Nathaniel. New York, March 10, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment as principal revenue officer in Massachusetts. He 
has been nineteen years in the public service and lost property 
in the destruction of Charlestown. 

Gorham, Sturgis. {See Partridge, George.) 

Graffe, John. (No place) October 21, 1793. Applies for appoint- 
ment as naval officer at Philadelphia. He has represented the 
collector of district of Pennsylvania for some time. 

. Germantown, November 14, 1793. Incloses recommenda- 
tions. 

. Philadelphia, November 17, 1793. Tharp Delany, collector 

for Pennsylvania district, recommends him. He has been his 
deputy for some time. 

(Undated.) Two petitions, with numerous signatures, urge 



his appointment. 
Graham, Ebenezer. {See Wolcott, Oliver.) 
Graham, John. New York, July 29, 1789. Applies for appointment 

of naval officer of the port of New York. He has held an office 

in the State court of admiralty. Refers to the "Minister of 

Foreign Affairs." 

Graves, William. Norfolk, August 28, 1789. Applies for an office. 
He was a searcher at the port of Norfolk under the State gov- 
ernment. 

. New York, March 3, 1790. Applies again. He served 

through the war. 

. Richmond, April 12, 1791. Applies again, referring to the 



ofovernor and council. 



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— . Hampton, Va. , February lo, 1790. Miles King recom- 
mends him for keeper of light-house at Cape Henry. He 
was an officer in the war and afterwards searcher under the State. 

— . (.Si^v Grayson, William; Griffin, Samuel; King, Miles.) 



Gray, Vincent. Alexandria, October 23, 1793. Applies for ap- 
pointment as surveyor of the district in place of Colonel Hanson, 
who intends to resign. {See Grayson, William.) 

Graybell, Jacob. Baltimore, September 22, 1794. Recommended 
for appointment as marshal for district of Maryland to fill va- 
cancy caused by the removal of Colonel Ramsay by Sam Smith. 
He went against the insurgents and has been employed as 
deputy marshal. 



— . Wye Hall, September 23, 1794. William Paca recommends 
him. He was deputy to the late marshal and was marshal before 
the adoption of the Constitution. 

— . Baltimore, Septemiber 27, 1794. Samuel Sterett recom- 
mends him. He acted as m.arshal of admiralty court under the 
State government and has been deputy marshal since. 

Baltimore, September 27, 1794. G. W. Gale recommends 



him. 

. Cecil County, October 10, 1794. Nath. Ramsay recom- 
mends him. 

Grayson, John. Beaufort, August 25, 1795. Recommended for 
an appointment b)^ John M. Verdier. He was in the Army. 
(To Henry William De Saussure.) {See Wolcott, Oliver.) 

Grayson, Spence. Virginia, August 11, 1789. Applies for office 
of clerk of a federal court. 

Grayson, William. New York, September 22, 1789. Recommends 

John Tyler and Henry as district judges. They are judges 

of the admiralty court in Virginia. Also Mr. Innis as attorney- 
general of the district court. He is attorney-general of the 
State. 

(Undated.) Gives a list of applications for appointments 



made to him. 
— . {See Carberry, Captain.) 



Green, Timo. {See Schultze, Frederick William.) 

Greene, Catherine. {See Littlefield, Captain.) 

Greene, Nath. (.S^d' Finnie, William; Story, John.) 

Greene, Peleg. Georgia, Wilkes County, November 22, 1792. 
Recommended for command of a revenue vessel by Dan Gaines. 
He has followed the sea all his life and is thoroughly acquainted 
with the coast. 

Greene, Peter. Boston, March 31, 1792. Applies for appoint- 
ment as a major to serve against the hostile Indians. He was 
appointed an ensign at the age of 19 in Colonel Hitchcock's 



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regiment at Prospect Hill in 1775, and performed other service; 
was also a marine officer in the Navy and was taken prisoner 
in 1780; also served against Shays. 

Greene, Ray. Newport, December 9, 1793. Relative to appoint- 
ment as attorney for the United States for Rhode Island. Henry 
Marchant recites that he is the son of Wm. Greene, of Warwick, 
a thorough Whig and governor of the State. His grandfather 
was governor also. He studied law under General Varnum. 
Was appointed attorney-general of the State. (" Private and 
confidential to Alexander Hamilton.") (See Marchant, Henry.) 

. (See Ellery, Mr.) 

Greene, William. {See Gary, Col. Archibald; Howell, David; 
Marchant, Henry; Peck, William; Randolph, Edmund.) 

Greenleaf, James. New York, May 25, 1789. Recommended for 
appointment as consul at The Hague. He is a merchant, lives 
at Amsterdam, and is married to a Dutch lady. 

Greenman, Jeremiah. Providence, August 13, 1791. Recom- 
mended for appointment as second mate on revenue cutter in 
Connecticut by Jeremiah Olney. He is out of employment and 
has a family to support. (To Alexander Hamilton.) 

Greenway, Joseph. Alexandria, September 15, 1790. Applies for 
appointment to command a revenue cutter. He was lieuten- 
ant in the Navy of the Revolution and was made prisoner in 
the Delaware frigate, then engaged in the merchant service. 
Recommended by Wm. Herbert, R. Hooe, and others. 

Greer, Arthur. Reading, March 16, 1792. Applies for appoint- 
ment as a clerk. (To Mr. Jefferson.) 

Grey, Vincent. Alexandria, April 5, 1793. Applies for appoint- 
ment as collector for the port of Alexandria, vice Charles Lee, 
resigned. He has served under Mr. Lee since the establish- 
ment of the office. 

. Alexandria, October 23, 1793. John Fitzgerald recom- 
mends him. 

. Alexandria, October 23, 1793. Petition, signed by twenty- 
three persons, recommends him. 

. Alexandria, October 28, 1793. Philip R. Kendall recom- 



mends him. 
— . {See Grayson, William. 



Griffin, Cyrus. New York, July 10, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment in the diplomatic service or as a judge of the Supreme 
Court. 

. Elizabeth Town, August 14, 1789. Renews his applica- 



tion. 



Griffin, John. Williamsburg, February 7, 1794. Recommended 
for a foreign appointment by his father, Cyrus Griffin. He is 
23 years old and is now in London. 



Griffin, Samuel. (Undated.) Submits list of persons who have 
requested him to recommend them, as follows: John Marshall, 
Richmond, as United States attorney for Virginia; Benj. Waller, 
as advocate for Virginia; John Hopkins, present loan officer, for 
continuance; David Lambert and Alexander McRoberts, as 
surveyor of customs at Richmond or Rocketts Landing; Corbin 
Braxton, as surveyor of West Point and Cumberland; Francis 
Bright, as officer in naval line for protection of trade; James 
Barron, as officer in naval line on James River; Abraham 
Archer, the present naval officer at York, to be continued in 
office; William Reynolds, at York, for an appointment in the 
customs; Samuel Eddens, at present searcher at York, for con- 
tinuance; John Campbell, of York, for an inferior office in the 
customs; Jacob Wray, the present naval officer at Hampton, to 
be continued; David Randolph and Major Gibbons for naval 
officer at Bermuda Hundred; Gustavus Wallace, for an office 
at Fredericksburg; Col. William Peachey, for an office at Tap- 
pahannock; Hudson Muse, the present officer at Urbana, to 
be continued; Penson Bowdoin, Gen. Edward Stevens, and 
Philemon Gatewood, for offices in the customs at Norfolk; 
also Benjamin Ballard, Col. William Tinnis, and Mr. Scott, of 
Maryland. 

. August 3. Writes adversely to John Hague for any but 

minor office, but in favor of Mr. Graves. 

. {See Muse, Hudson; Rowland, Zachariah; Wray, George.) 



Grove, W. Barry. {See Bloodworth, Timothy; Burrall, Charles; 
Martin, Alexander.) 

GouvERNEUR, I. {See Stevenson, William.) 

GuARENAU, John. New York, Juile i, 1789. Applies for an ap- 
pointment. He has lost all his property in consequence of the 
war, his house being the headquarters of General Lee in 1776, 
and he having supplied him with necessaries, for most of which 
he stands responsible. 

GuNBY, John. Baltimore, June 27, 1789. Applies for appointment 
as naval officer for the port of Snow Hill. {See Lynch, John.) 

Gunn, James. {See Forster, George; Howell, John; Houstoun, 
John.) 

Habersham, John. (.S"!?^ Clay, Joseph; Fisher, Hendrick ; Grayson, 
William; Hillary, ; Maxwell, Simons.) 

Habersham, Joseph. (.Si'i? Jackson, James.) 

Hague, John. Richmond, September 10, 1790. Applies for ap- 
pointment as surveyor of the port of Richmond and Manchester. 
He holds commission as searcher under appointment of Gover- 
nor Edmund Randolph; refers to Governor Randolph. {See 
Griffin, Samuel; Rowland, Zachariah.) 

Hale, Mordecai. New York, April 22, 1793. Applies for office of 
supervisor for the district of New York, in consequence of the 
resignation of Richard Morris. He served in the war and was 
disabled. 



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Hall, Clement. North Carolina, Chowan County, January 15, 
1790. Applies for appointment as surveyor of Edenton dis- 
trict, N. C. 

. Edenton, N. C, January 30, 1790. Applies for office of 

United States marshal, reciting that emoluments of surveyor- 
ship are insufficient. He appears to have been a soldier in the 
war. 

. (Sec North Carolina.) 

Hall, (Colonel). (Ser Williams, O. H.) 

Hall, Edwd. {See Washington, George.) 

Hall, George Abbott. Charleston, March 12, 1789. Recom- 
mended for appointment as collector of customs at Charleston 
by William Moultrie. He is now in that office under State ap- 
pointment. A better officer can not be found. 

. Charleston, March 12, 1789. John Mathews recommends 

him. 



— . Charleston, March 31, 1789. Applies for continuance in 
office of collector for port of Charleston. He has held the of- 
fice under the State since the Revolution. 

— . Charleston, S. C, April 2, 1789. Charles Cotesworth 
Pinckney recommends him. 

. Charleston, April 5, 1789. Thomas Bee recommends him. 



. (Ar Grayson, William.) 

Hall, John. New York, September 21, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment as marshal to the district court of Georgia. Refers 
to Senators and Representatives from Georgia. 

Hall, John. Philadelphia, April 18, 1792. Thomas Hartley, S. 
Smith, W. Y. Mundy, and William Findley recommend him. 

. Philadelphia, April 19, 1792. Applies for appointment as 

Treasurer of the Mint. 

Philadelphia, April 19, 1792. Thomas McKean, Fredk. 



Johnston, la''. Hutchinson, John Ewing, and Clement Biddle 
recommend him. 

Hall, Josias Carvill [or Carvel]. Baltimore, May 20, 1789. Ap- 
plies for an appointment. He lost his fortune during the war. 

•. July 15, 1789. Renews his application. 

. Havre de Grace, July 19, 1794. Renews his application. 

He served in the Army and sacrificed his fortune. 

. August 2, 1794. Applies for appointment as naval officer. 

. {See Matthews, William.) 



Hall, Stephen. Portland, Mass., May 14, 1789. Applies for col- 
lectorsliip of customs at Portland. He refers to Mr. Custis, 
with whom he rode to the first action at Concord. 

. Portland, June 9, 1789. His wife, Mary Hall, writes in his 



behalf, representing his reduced circumstances. 



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. December 3, 1790. Renews application. 

. June 20, 1791. Renews application. 

Hall, William (Captain). {See Smith, William.) 

Haller, F. {See Fitz Simons, Thomas.) 

Halling, Samuel. Newbern, N. C, March 10, 1790. Applies for 
appointment as marshal of the federal court for North Carolina. 
He served in the general Continental hospitals as mate, junior 
and senior surgeon. 

Halsey, Thomas Lloyd. {See Howell, David.) 

Halstead, John. New York, May 29, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment as collector of impost for New Jersey. He resided in 
Quebec, but joined the American Army and acted as commissary 
under Montgomery; afterwards lost his property and is now 
poor. 

. New York, June 4, 1789. Recommended for an office by 

William Denning, Henry Remsen, John Broome, and M. Willett. 

Hambleton, . {See Bloodworth, Timothy.) 

Hamilton, A. (No place) January 31, 1791. Writes relative to 
applicants for the office of naval officer. Jonathan Burrall will 
be an excellent appointment. Mr. Rogers is fully worthy, and 
Mr. Giles is also. {See Simmons, .) 

Hamilton, John. Edenton (N. C), February 5, 1790. Applies for 
appointment as United States attorney for North Carolina. He 
is loyal to the new Government and to the President. 

. Edenton, October 17, 1789. Will. Gumming writes to 

"Hon. Doctor Johnston," commending him. He is his nephew. 

. (No place) February 10, 1790. Will. Cumming again 

commends him. 

. {See Martin, Alexander; North Carolina.) 



Hammond, Samuel. {See Baldwin, Abr. ) 

Hampton, W. {See Benton, William.) 

Hannah, Nich. Alexandria, February 26, 1792. Recommended 
for a military appointment by Will. Hunter, jr. He was named 
by the President to Colonel Darke in appointing the officers of 
the levies, and now wishes to enter the regular service. 

Hancock, John. (.SVe' Barrett, Samuel; Jarvis, Leonard; Titcomb, 
Jonathan.) 

Hanson, A. C. {See Clark, Joseph; Dolozier, D. ; Kilty, John; 
Richmond, Christopher; Whetcroft, Burton; White, John.) 

Hanson, Samuel. New York, May 26, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment as naval officer at Alexandria or for the coUectorship. 
Gives as references the governor and council of Maryland, the 
chancellor, and others. (^^<? Grayson, William ; McRea, James.) 



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Hardenbergh, Abraham. New York, May 22, 1789. Applies for 
appointment as geographer to the United States. He was an 
officer in the First New York Regiment in the United States 
Army and has been employed as one of the commissioners to 
ascertain the line of jurisdiction between New York and Penn- 
sylvania. 

. Albany, May 19, 1789. Simeon De Witt, surveyor-general 

of New York, commends him. 

— . May 19, 1789. Peter Wilson, professor of Latin and Greek 



in Columbia College, commends him. 

Hardy, J. New York, June 3, 1789. Applies for appointment as 
Auditor of the Treasury Department. Is now accountant of the 
Treasury. Recites long and early services in the war. 

. July 18, 1789. Renews his application. 

. August 2, 1790. Applies for appointment as commissioner 

for funding the public debt. 

. New York, August 2, 1790. Royal Flint commends him. 



Hardy, William. New York, July 17, 1789. Applies for an ap- 
pointment in New York, Connecticut, or Massachusetts as sur- 
veyor, collector, or naval officer. He suffered reverses during 
the war and has been a commissioner for examining, counting, 
and destroying Continental bills. 

• . New York, July 21, 1789. John Bayard commends him. 

Harkness, William. {See McCrea, John.) 

Harper, Robert G. {See Benton, William.) 

Harris, David. (Undated.) Applies for appointment as surveyor 
of the port of Baltimore. He was captain of the First Penn- 
sylvania Regiment in the war. 

. New York, July 20. William Maclay commends him ; is his 

brother-in-law. 

Baltimore, July 24, 1790. Applies for appointment as com- 



missioner of loans for Maryland. 
— . {See Grayson, William.) 



Harris, Richard. Marblehead, July 14, 1789. Applies for reten- 
tion in office as collector of customs. He is in necessitous cir- 
cumstances. {See Goodhue, ; Gerry, Elbridge.) 

Harrison, Benj. Berkley, February 26, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment as naval officer at Norfolk. He has become poor, owing 
to the depreciation of property and scarcity of money. (A long, 
confidential letter.) 

. Berkley, April 3, 1789. Repeats his application; thinks 

he should have the place which Colonel Parker has resigned. 
(Letter incomplete.) 



. {See Grayson, William.) 

Harrison, Geo. {See Washington, George.) 



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Harrison, Richard. New York, May 8, 1789. Applies for an ap- 
pointment at home or abroad. He acted as consul for the United 
States at Cadiz more than five years under Mr. Jay's authority 
and spent money there which has never been returned him. 
{See Fitz Simons, Thomas; Smith, Justus B. ; Washington, 
George.) 

Hart, Abijah. New Haven, April 21, 1792. Applies for appoint- 
ment as Treasurer of the Mint. Refers to J. Hillhouse for his 
character. 

Hart, William. (6"^^ Spence, Keith; Sage, Comfort.) 

Hartley, Jno. {See Collins, James.) 

Hartley, Thomas. {See Carbery, Henry; Clark, John; Eichel- 
berger, Martin; Forsyth, John; Hall, John; Voght, Casper.) 

Harwood, Benjamin. Annapolis, December 3, 1792. Applies for 
appointment as commissioner of loans. 

. Annapolis, December i, 1792. Thomas S. Lee commends 

him. 

. Annapolis, December i, 1792. Charles Carroll, of Carroll- 
ton, commends him. 

. Philadelphia, December 10, 1792. John Henry commends 



him. 

Harwood, Tho. Annapolis, December, 28, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment as loan officer. He served in that capacity for the 
State of Maryland during the Revolution. {See White, John.) 

Havens, . {See Matthews, Joseph.) 

Hawkins, Benj. {See Henderson, Tho.; McCullough, John; North 
Carolina.) 

Hay, John. {See Bloodworth, Timothy; Martin, Alexander; North 
Carolina.) 

Hay, M. M. Boston, September 28, 1789. Applies for appointment 
as collector of Newport, R. I., as soon as that State shall have 
adopted the Constitution. 

Hayes, Robert. {See Ashe, John B. ; Bloodworth, Timothy; North 
Carolina.) 

Haywood, John. (^.9^^ Woods, Benjamin.) 

Hazard, Eben. New York, May 7, 1789. Applies for an appoint- 
ment. He is now Postmaster-General and fears that some one 
else is a competitor for the place. 

. Boston, February 6, 1790. Nat. Barrett recommends him. 

. New York, February 20, 1790. Applies for appointment 

as Chief Clerk in the Department of State. He served as the 
head of the Post-Office Department under the Confederation. 
Is now only fitted for official life. (To Thos. Jefferson.) 



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. New York, July 28, 1790. Applies for appointment as com- 
missioner of loans for New York. He has given fourteen years' 
service to the United States during and since the Revolution. 

Hazard, Thomas G. (See Crooke, Robert; Owen, Daniel.) 

Hazelwood, John. Philadelphia, March 22, 1790. Applies for an 
appointment to take care of the buoys, beacons, and piers in 
Delaware Bay and River. He commanded a vessel in the Penn- 
sylvania fleet and helped construct the boom and chain across 
the North River; recites other service. Since the war has met 
heavy losses. 

Heath, William. Roxbury, April 2, 1789. Applies for an appoint- 
ment, civil or military. He recommends also Maj. Henry Sewall, 
who was one of his aids. (^^'i? Bourn, Silvanus; Keith, Israel; 
Lyman, Daniel.) 

Heister, Jos. (See Witman, John.) 

Helmuth, Henry. (See Phile, Frederick.) 

Henderson, Tho. North Carolina, December 17, 1793. Applies 
for appointment as marshal for North Carolina. (Letter to 
Hon. Benj. Hawkins.) 

. Senate Chamber, January 21, 1794. Benj. Hawkins recom- 
mends him. 

Hendricks, James. Wilkes County, Ga., September 27, 1790. Ap- 
plies for appointment to teach the Indians of the Creek Nation 
farming, etc. He is a farmer and has suffered financial reverses. 

. January 15, 1794. Applies for marshalship made vacant by 

Colonel Forsyth's death. Gives news of the affairs of Georgia 
and says agents of Genet are seeking to create trouble with the 
Spaniards and Indians. 

. January 22, 1894. Renews application. 

. February i, 1894. Renews application. 



Henley, David. New York, May 28, 1789. Applies for an appoint- 
ment. He lost large sums in clothing the troops and is now in 
need. 

Henley, Samuel. Charlestown, February 11, 1791. Applies for 
appointment as collector of excise. He served in that office 
nine years. General Lincoln, Hon. John Lowell, and Elbridge 
Gerry can certify to his character. 

. October 10, 1791. Applies for a federal office. He lost 

his property in the burning of Charlestown during the war, and 
three sons died in service. 

Henry, Jno. (See Davey, Alexander W. ; Grayson, William ; Har- 
wood, Benj. ; Hollingsworth, Zebulon ; Manning, James; Winder, 
William.) 

Henshaw, Samuel. Boston, June 18, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment in the revenue department at Boston. He is familiar with 
the duties, having served as collector until 1787. 



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— . March 7, 1790- Renews his application. (To James Bow- 
doin.) 

— . Boston, June 20, 1790. B. Lincoln recommends him. 

— . {See Gerry, Elbridge.) 



Herbert, William. {See Greenway, Joseph.) 

Heron, William. New York, July 26, 1790. Applies for an ap- 
pointment. He is the person who put the first secret dispatches 
of Arnold in the hands of General Parsons. 

Heth, William. Richmond, February 12, 1789. Recommended 
for an appointment by Edmund Randolph. He was a distin- 
guished officer in the Virginia line, and is now in the executive 
council. 

. New York, April 23, 1789. Applies for an appointment. 

Refers to his Revolutionary service. 

(6'£'<? Grayson, William ; Rowland, Zachariah ; White, Alex- 



ander.) 

HiCKLiNG, Thomas. St. Michaels (Azores), January 10, 1790. Ap- 
plies for appointment as consul of the United States. He is 
the only American there, and has been recognized as consul 
of the United States, until he shall receive a commission, which 
he now prays may be sent him. 

HiESTER, Daniel. {See Phile, Frederick.) 

HiGGiNS, Jesse. March 10, 1789. Recommended for an appointment 
by Robert Kirkwood (of Delaware). He holds the office of col- 
lector of revenue in Delaware by State appointment. 

. Delaware State, March, 1789. Recommended for appoint- 
ment as collector of revenue. (Mutilated letter.) 

. Delaware State, April 3, 1789. Applies for appointment in 

connection with the collection of impost and excise. He holds 
a similar office under appointment from the legislature of the 
State and asks continuance. 

. April 13, 1789. Repeats his application and refers to 

Senators Read and Bassett. 

. April 28, 1789. Explains the nature of his State appoint- 



ment. 

— . February 23, 1791. Renews application. 
— -. {See Grayson, William.) 



HiGGiNSON, Stephen. Boston, March 17, 1790. Applies for an ap- 
pointment under the Treasury Department. Refers to Mr. 
Bowdoin for his qualifications. 

. Boston, March 13, 1790. Recommended for appointment 

as inspector-general of trade and revenue in Massachusetts by 
James Bowdoin. He would give every satisfaction. 



6o 

Hill, Aaron. Philadelphia, November 2, 1791. Recommended 
for appointment as marshal by Jno. Langdon. Also recom- 
mends Nathal. Rogers. 

Hill, Baxter. {Sec Bland, Colonel.) 

Hill, Baylor. {Sec Page, John.) 

Hill, Jeremiah. {See Thatcher, George.) 

Hill, William H. Chamber of Congress, December 23, 1790. 
Recommended for attorney of the United States in North 
Carolina by Hu. Williamson. {See Sitgreaves, John.) 

Hill, . {See Fitz Simons, Thomas.) 

Hillary, . Savannah, December 2, 1789. Recommended for 

appointment as collector of customs for Brunswick by John 
Habersham, collector of customs at Savannah. 

HiLLEGAS, M. New York, September 5, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment under the Treasury. He is the Treasurer. 

HiLLER, Joseph. {See Goodhue, . ) 

HiLLHOUSE, . {See Woolsey, Melancthon Lloyd.) 

Hills, John. Philadelphia, February 26, 1796. Applies for ap- 
pointment as surveyor to explore the Northwestern Territory. 
He performed service as surveyor and d^-aftsman for the War 
Department. Incloses certificate from General Knox. (Not on 
file.) 

Hitchcock, Enos. {See Allen, Paul.) 

Hitchcock, Samuel. Philadelphia, July 30, 1793. Recommended 
for appointment as judge of the district of Vermont by Nathaniel 
Chipman. He is now attorney-general of Vermont and is the 
most competent candidate for the office. {See Fitch, Jabez G. ; 
Vermont appointments.) 

Hobby, John. Portland, January 12, 1791. Applies for appoint- 
ment as inspector of militia for Maine or some other federal 
office. He alludes to service in the Revolution. 

. February 14, 1793. Applies for appointment as marshal. 

Is now deputy and the marshalship is vacant. 

. York, Maine, February 20, 1793. David Sewall commends 

him. (To Tobias Lear.) 

. (Undated.) A memorandum of his services in the Conti- 
nental Army. 

. {See Thatcher, George.) 



HoDOE, Michael. Newburyport, July 8, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment as naval officer for NewbuD^port. He held the office early 
during the Revolution. {See Goodhue, .) 

Hogan, Edmd. Loganian Library, Philadelphia, April 23, 1793. 
Applies for a clerkship. 



6i 

HoLLiNGSWORTH, H. Elktop, June 6, 1790. Applies for appoint- 
ment as commissioner of loans in Maryland. {See Shallcross, 
Joseph.) 

HoLLiNGSwoRTH, Zebulon. Cambrids^e, Md., August i, 1792. 
Recommended for appointment as district attorney by W. V. 
Murray. 

. September I, 1792. John Henry urges his appointment. 



— . September i, 1792. Recommended for appointment as 
attorney for Maryland district by M. J. Stone. He is connected 
with no party or faction. 

— . Baltimore, September 18, 1792. Recommended for ap- 
pointment as attorney for Maryland district by William Paca. 

— . Annapolis, September 21. 1792. . Josa. Seney urges his 



appomtment. 

HoLLiNS, John. {See Purviance, Robert.) 

Holmes, Isaac. Charleston, August 3, 1791. Applies for appoint- 
ment as collector at Charleston in place of George Abbot Hall, 
deceased. 

. Charleston, August 3, 1791. Recommended by Richard 

Huston. He is at present lieutenant-governor. 

. Charleston, August 3, 1791. Recommended by P. Butler, 

No one is better fitted for the place. 

. Charleston, August 4, 1791. Recommended for appoint- 
ment as naval officer by Charles Pinckney. 

. (6"^^ Webb, William.) 



Holmes, James. Belfast, June 10, iX95- Applies for appointment 
as consul at Belfast. 

. Belfast, June 10, 1795. Petition, with numerous signatures, 

urges his appointment. (To the Secretary of State.) 

Philadelphia, September 12, 1795. Walter Stewart rec- 



ommends him as a merchant of high standing. 
Holmes, John, Jr. {See Voght, Casper.) 
HooE, R. (.^i?^ Greenway, Joseph; Young, Robert.) 
Hooper, Robert L. {See Beatty, John; Ewing, James.) 

Hooper, Stephen. Newburyport, January 29, 1791. Applies for 
appointment as collector of excise for Newburyport. 

Hooper, William. {See Martin, Alexander.) 

Hoops, Adam. University of Pennsylvania, May 18, 1784. A cer- 
tificate that he has been examined and found qualified to under- 
take the office of a surveyor, signed, John Ewing, provost ; Robt. 
Patterson, math, professor. "A true copy of the original cer- 
tificate, filed in the office of the late Secretary of Congress." 
Signed, Roger Alden. 



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— . Sussex County, May 20, 1789. His brother, Robert Hoops, 
applies in his behalf for his appointment as geographer of the 
United States, Thomas Hutchins, the incumbent, having died. 
He was an officer in the Revolution and is familiar with the 
western country. 

— . New York, July 17, 1789. John Barclay certifies that he 
heard Mr. Hutchins say he wished Mr. Hoops to succeed him. 

— . New York, August 23, 1789. Applicant writes and recites 
his military service. 

Philadelphia, May 25, 1794. Applies for a military ap- 



pointment in event of war. He served during the Revolution. 

Hoops, Robert. [See Hoops, Adam.) 

Hopewell, James. Town Creek, July 12, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment as collector of customs on the Patuxent River. Re- 
fers to Messrs. Carroll and Henry. (To Hon. Michael Stone.) 

. Satterley, August 31, 1789. George Slade recommends 

him. 

. {See Stone, M. J.) 



Hopkins, Daniel. Philadelphia, February i, 1791. Applies for 
appointment as collector of excise in Connecticut. Refers to 
Senators and Members of Congress from Connecticut. 

Hopkins, Fras. Philadelphia, March 3, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment in the admiralty. He has held a commission under the 
State for some time, which will soon expire by the change of 
government. 

Hopkins, John. Richmond (Va.), April 10, 1789. Applies for con- 
tinuance in office. He was appointed loan officer in Virginia 
in 1780 and receiver of Continental taxes. (>S'^<? Griffin, Samuel.) 

Hopkins, John. (Mass.) (Undated.) Applies for an appointment 
in the custom-house at Boston, Salem, Falmouth, or other place. 
He was in the Quartermaster-General's Department from 1775 ^o 
1779, and after that deputy commissary of prisoners. Refers 
to Governor Langdon and Hon. Mr. Dalton of the Senate, and to 
Representatives from Massachusetts. 

Hopkins, M. {See Trumbull, Jonathan.) 

Hopkins, Major. {See Bankson, Major John.) 

House, George. {See Grayson, William.) 

HousTOUN, George. {See Wood, John.) 

Houstoun, John. (Of Ga.) Philadelphia, March 7, 1791. Recom- 
mended for a judicial position by James Gunn. He has few 
superiors in America. 

(No place) February 11, 1793. James Gunn again rec- 



ommends him. 
— . {See Putnam, Captain Henry.) 



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Howard. J. E. {See Calhoun, James; Denny, Captain Robert; 
Eichelberger, Martin; Kilty, John; Lynch, John; Perry, Wil- 
liam; Purviance, Robert; Richmond, Christopher; Smith, 
Nath. ; White, John.) 

Howe, Bezaleel. New York, March 30, 1790. Applies for a mil- 
itary appointment. He served in the war about nine years and 
has been a captain in the infantry in New York since the peace. 
(To Colonel Humphrey.) 

Howell, David. Providence, October 2, 1793. Petition signed by 
William Greene and four others urges his appointment. He is 
professor of law in the college, was attorney-general of Rhode 
Island, and favored a convention for adopting the Constitution. 

. Providence, October 2, 1793. Recommended by Thomas 

Lloyd Halsey, Welcome Arnold, John Brown, and others. He 
is professor of law in the college, was judge of the supreme 
court and attorney-general, and worked for the constitutional 
convention. (To John Jay.) 

. Providence, October 2, 1793. Recommended by John 

Brown, Jos. Nightingale, Jabez Bowen, and others. He is a 
scholar and lost his place as judge because of his advocacy of 
the Constitution. 

. Providence, October 3, 1793. Theodore Foster commends 

him. His advocacy of the convention to ratify the Constitution 
caused his defeat as attorney-general of the State. 

. Providence, October 4, 1793. Applies for appointment 

as United States attorney for Rhode Island in place of Mr. 
Channing, deceased. 

. Providence, October 7, 1793. Moses Brown urges his ap- 
pointment. 

. Newport, December 9, 1793. Henry Marchant recites that 

he is a man of learning and was attorney-general of the State; 
but his political conduct has been unstable and he does not 
possess easy and accommodating manners. (" Private and con- 
fidential" to Alexander Hamilton.) 

Newport, January 24, 1794. Isaac Seuter recommends him. 



He was one of the patriots of the State from 1775 and a mem- 
ber of the Continental Congress, and held various State offices, 
where he upheld honest administration. 

(See Bowen, Jabez; Olney, Jeremiah; Randolph, Edmund; 



Snow, Samuel.) 

Howell, John. Augusta, Ga., November 11, 1790. Applies for 
appointment as commander of a cutter on the southern coast. 
Refers to Colonels Gunn and Hawkins. 

Augusta, Ga., November 11, 1790. James Gunn com- 



mends him. (To Alexander Hamilton.) 

Howell, Joseph, Jr. New York, August 25, 1789. Applies for con- 
tinuance in office. He was in the Army under Washington and 
was transferred from the field to be auditor of army accounts. 



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Howell, . {See Ellery, .) 

Rowland, Benjamin. New York, July 30, 1790. Recommended 
for appointment as surveyor of the port of East Greenwich, R. I., 
by Jos. Stanton. 

HoxsiE, Thomas. {See Thurston, Edward.) 

Hubbard, Thomas G. Ostende, May 16, 1791. Applies for appoint- 
ment as consul at Ostende. He recites injustice to American cap- 
tains because there is no consul there. (To Benj. Huntington.) 

. Norwich, Conn., November 5, 1791. Benj. Huntington 

forwards letter. (To Thomas Jefferson.) 

HuBLEY, Adm., Jr. {See Turbett, Samuel.) 

HuBLEY, Bernard, Jr. Northumberland, February 9, 1790. Ap- 
plies for an appointment. He served through the war and was 
in various battles. Since then has lost his fortune and become 
bankrupt. 

■ : Northumberland, October 8, 1794. Gives an account of 

the raising of a pole to Liberty and Equality and its being cut 
down. 

. (Undated.) An address "to the officers, noncommisioned 

officers, and privates of Northumd. County militia," urging them 
to stand by the Government and crush its opponents. 

Huger, Daniel Lionel. Philadelphia, November 28, 1793. Rec- 
ommended for appointment as marshal of South Carolina by 
P. Butler. His father is General Huger. 

Huger, (General). (Undated.) Application for his appoint- 
ment withdrawn by P. Butler. {See Matthews, Joseph.) 

Hughes, Thomas. Newport, May 29, 1790. Applies for appoint- 
ment as naval officer for Newport. He served in the Army and 
was wounded at the battle of Long Island. 

Hull, George. {See Baldwin, Abr.) 

Hull, William. Newton, May 16, 1789. Applies for an appoint- 
ment. 

Newton, January 28, 1791. Applies for appointment as 



collector of excise. 

. Philadelphia, April 12, 1792. Applies for appointment as 

marshal for Massachusetts. 

Hunter, Dalziel. Augusta, February 5, 1793. Applies for ap- 
pointment as consul in the north of Ireland. 

Hunter, Will., Jr. {See Hannah, Nich.) 

Huntington, Benj. {See EWery, William; Hubbard, Thomas G. ; 
Snow, Samuel; Woodbridge, Dudley.) 

Huntington, J. (6'^<"Lothrop, Elisha; Sage, Comfort.) 

Huntington, Samuel. (6><" Austin, David; Sage, Comfort ; Wood- 
bridge, Dudley, jr.) 



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HuRD, John. Boston, March 6, 1792. Applies for an appointment. 
He served under the British Government before the war, but re- 
signed to espouse the cause of the colonies. His sons served in 
the war also. He is now poor. 

Huston, Richard. {See Holmes, Isaac.) 

Hutchinson, Jad. [See Hall, John.) 

Hutchinson, James. {See Pfeiffer, George; Wynkoop, James.) 

Imlay, William. "Register's Office," March 31, 1789. A certificate 
that as commissioner of the loan office and receiver of taxes for 
Connecticut his accounts have been regularly furnished ; signed 
Joseph Nourse, register. 



— . Hartford, August i, 1789. Applies for retention in the 
public service. Encloses letters from Jeremiah Wadsworth and 
Commissioners of the Board of Treasury. (Letters not on file.) 

September 14, 1789. Encloses letter from Governor Hunt- 



ington. (Letter not on file.) 

Imlay, Wm. Eugene. {See Washington, George.) 

Innis, . (.S"^^ Grayson, William.) 

Iredell, James." New York, September 19, 1789. Recommended 
for appointment as judge in North Carolina by Hu. Williamson. 
He was an officer of the Crown before the war, but resigned and 
became judge in the superior court; was afterwards attorney 
for the State. He is well qualified. {See Martin Alexander.) 

Iredell, John. {See North Carolina.) 

Irwin, Thomas. Philadelphia, July 15, 1791. Applies for appoint- 
ment as auditor. He was a large owner of privateers and mer- 
chant vessels and has lost his property by misfortunes. 

. April 24, 1792. Applies for office of Treasurer of the Mint. 

. Philadelphia, July 15, 1791. Blair McClenachen commends 

him, citing his services in the war. 

. August 22, 1791. Encloses letter commending him. 

. New Brunswick, October 11, 1791. Recommended by 

William Paterson. He was a Whig during the war and is at- 
tached to the present frame of government. He is now poor. 
(To Thomas Lowrey.) 

. Trenton, October 25, 1791. Recommended by Thomas 



Lowrey. 

Jackson, Amasa. {See Baldwin, Abr. ; Jenkins, John.) 

Jackson, James. Philadelphia, January 13, 1795. Recommends for 
office of Postmaster-General of the United .States, Georgia hav- 
ing received no civil appointments thus far: Joseph Habersham, 
a merchant who performed signal service in the war; Richard 

AP. OF. 5. 



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Wylly, present loan officer of Georgia, formerly deputy quarter- 
master-general of the Southern Department under General Lin- 
coln ; Joseph Clay, a lawyer of superior talents ; George Walker, 
the present attorney-general of Georgia. Any one of the above 
the delegation conceives to be capable. 

Jackson, Jonathan. New York, July 31, 1789. Applies for an 
office with reasonable emoluments. His property is unproduc- 
tive and he has a wife and nine children to support. 

. January 22, 1795. Recommended for office of Postmaster- 
General by Mr. Goodhue. He is well qualified; is a citizen of 
Newburyport. 

Jackson, (Major). {See Perry, William.) 

Jackson, W. Philadelphia, April 19, 1789. Applies for an appoint- 
ment. He served during the whole war, and since then has been 
unable to make a living. (See Partridge, George.) 

Jacob, Stephen. (See Vermont appointments.) 

James. Ja.mes. Sunbury, Ga., April 18, 1795. Declines appointment 
as collector, the salary being too small. 

Jaquett, Peter. Dover, March 12, 1789. James Tilton recommends 
him. He has suffered pecuniary losses. All the Whigs and 
Revolutionary survivors would rejoice at his appointment. 

. Wilmington, March 24, 1789. Recommended for a fed- 
eral appointment by John Dickinson. He was in the Delaware 
regiment during the whole war; his conduct was very merito- 
rious. (To Richard Bassett.) 

. New Castle, April 13, 1789. Recommended by David 

Finney, N. Latimer, John Thompson, George Craghead, and 
eight others, judges of the supreme court, common pleas, and 
quarter sessions. He served from the beginning to the close of 
the war. 

. Delaware, April 13, 1789. Recommended for appointment 

as receiver of the imposts by Charles Pope, John Piatt, J. Pat- 
ton, and six others. 



— Wilmington, April 18, 1789. Applies for appointment as 
collector of Wilmington. Since the war he has been poor, and 
suffered reverses. 

— . Wilmington, January 16 (1791). Applies for appointment 



in the State of Delaware. 

JARvis, Leonard. Boston, May 2, 1789. Recommended for an ap- 
pointment by John Hancock. He was controller-general, and 
loaned nearly twelve thousand pounds to the Government. 

. Boston, August 10, 1789. Applies for continuance in office 

in the revenue department. He was elected to such office by 
* the State legislature. 

. January 21," 1791. Renews his application. 

. (.S*!?^ Gerry, Elbridge; Waldo, Samuel.) 



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Jasper, Samuel. May i, 1790. Recommended for appointment as . 
surveyor of Currituck Inlet by Sam. Johnston. 

Jay, Benjamin. Boston, November 9, 1792. Recommended for 
appointment as consul to the East Indies by B. Lincoln. He is 
returning there and is a man of information and probity. 

Jay, Frederick. New York, May 10, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment as collector of the port of New York. He took part in the 
war and he and his whole family sustained losses because of it. 

Jay, John. {See Barclay, Thomas; Franklin, William Temple.) 

Jenckes, John. {See Steele, Benjamin.) 

Jenckes, Winson & Co. {See Dempster, Hugh.) 

Jenkins, John. (Undated.) Recommended for appointment as 
marshal of the district of Georgia. His Revolutionary service 
is given. In the same list for the same office, Amasa Jackson, 
giving Revolutionary service; Thomas E. Dorsey, giving Revo- 
lutionary service; Richard Carnes, a member of the legislature; 
Daniel Gaines, formerly of Virginia; James M. Simmons, Nich- 
olas H. Bugg, and Chestly Bostick. 

JocELiN, Aamaziah. April 25, 1791. Memorandum recommends 
him for command of a cutter; also William Cook. 

Johannet, Samuel Cooper. Philadelphia, February 23, 1793. 
Recommended for appointment as consul at Demerara by 
George Thatcher. 

Johnson, E. {See Wynkoop, James.) 

Johnson, Fred. {See Boynton, George; Hall, John.) 

Johnson, Rinaldo. {See Carbery, Henry.) 

Johnson, Thos. (.S'*'^ Dashiell, Benjamin; Richmond, Christopher; 
Trueman, Thomas.) 

Johnston, James. Beaufort, April 28, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment as collector of customs for the port of Beaufort. He was 
in the service from 1777 till the close of the war. (To Charles 
Thomson.) 

Johnston, John Waller. Prisine Isle, June 30, 1792. D. Randolph 
recommends him. Numerous certificates of his ability are filed. 

. Fredericksburg, November 27, 1792. Applies for appoint- 
ment as keeper of the light-house on Cape Henry. (To James 
Madison.) 

Johnston, Samuel. (.SV^ Jasper, Samuel; Skinner, John.) 

Jones, Boward. {See Emmerson, A.) 

Jones, Cadr. {See Grayson, William.) 

Jones, David. New York, August 20, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment as commissioner to treat with the Indians. {See Goforth, 
William.) 



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Jones, Edward. Philadelphia, July 29, 1791. Applies for a clerk- 
ship in the Treasury. He has suffered reverses and is in want. 
He was a merchant and knows the Treasury business. {See 
Bloodworth, Timothy; North Carolina.) 

Jones, John Cqffin. (.SVr Dunn, Samuel; Larreguy, John.) 

Jones, John Courts. Maryland, June i, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment as naval officer of North Potomack district. He 
served throughout the war, and soon after the governor and 
council appointed him to the office he now desires to continue in. 

. (Undated.) Statement by Gen. O. H. Williams of his 

services. 

Jones, Joseph. [See Dawson, John; Moffat, ; Roane, Chris- 
topher.) 

Jones, — — (Major). {See Williams, O. H.) 

Jordan, Jeremiah. {See Carbery, Henry.) 

Jordan, Melatiah. {See Thatcher, George.) 

JuDD, William (Major). (Undated.) Recommended for appoint- 
ment as judge of the Western Territory in an unsigned letter. 
He has been a lawyer twenty years, and stands high. 

Keais, Nathn. Washington, N. C, January i, 1790. Applies for 
appointment as collector of impost for the port of Bath. He 
holds the office by State appointment. {See North Carolina.) 

Kean, John. (Undated.) Applies for appointment as inspector of 
revenue. He was issuing commissary to the Army during the 
war, and has since lost all his property by fire. 

. Elizabeth Town, June 1,1791. Recommended by P. V. B. 

Livingston for appointment'^to the position in the Treasury 
Department made vacant by the death of Mr. Everleigh. 

Keeports, George P. Baltimore, August 8, 1793. Applies for ap- 
pointment as surveyor for tlie district of Baltimore. He served 
from the beginning to the close of the war. 

Baltimore, August 8, 1793. Sam. Smith recommends him. 



His military service is given. 

Keith, Israel. Boston, July 8, 1789. Recommended for appoint- 
ment as marshal of the federal court by James Bowdoin. He 
graduated at the college in 1771, was a law student, served in 
the Army, and is well qualified. 

. Roxbury, July 12, 1789. Recommended by William Heath. 

He served in the Army, is a graduate of Harvard, and a lawyer. 

Boston, July 18, 1789. Applies for appointment as marshal 



for the district of Massachusetts. 

Kelly, Thomas. New Bern, N. C, October 19, 1790. Ap[)lies for 
appointment in command of revenue cutter in North Carolina 
waters. 



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Kelso, James. Fraunce's Tavern, May 21, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment as comptroller of the customs for the port of Balti- 
more. He has suffered financially. He is well versed in 
accounts. Refers to William Smith, Member of Congress from 
Delaware; Charles Carroll, Robert Morris, John Henry, Rich- 
ard Henry Lee, George Read, and William Maclay, Senators; 
and to Thomas Hartley, Member of Congress for Pennsylvania; 
Mr. Contee, and others. A memorandum, unsigned and with- 
out date, reports against Mr. Kelso. 

Kelso, Robert. (Undated.) Applies for appointment as collector, 
naval officer, or surveyor of some inferior port in the Northern 
or Middle States. He was an assistant in the Quartermaster- 
General's Department during the war, and has a knowledge of 
accounts and bookkeeping. 

Kempton, Moses. (^<?'^ Wolcott, Oliver.) 

Kenney, Richard. Fredericksburg, November 25, 1792. Recom- 
mended for appointment as keeper of the light-house at the 
Capes of Virginia by William Lovell. He has been unfortunate 
and is universally respected. (To James Monroe.) 

Kent, Ad. ;^See Delius, Arnold.) 

Kent, John. {See Fosdick, Nathaniel.) 

Keyes, Stephen. [See Vermont appointments.) 

Kilty, John. Baltimore, August 13, 1793. Applies for appoint- 
ment as surveyor of the port of Baltimore. He holds an office 
under the State. 

. Belvidere, August 13, 1793. J. E. Howard recommends 

him. He is now a member of the executive council. 

August 13, 1793. Recommended by Charles Carroll, of 



Carrollton. He is well qualified, and served in the war. 



— . Annapolis, July 22, 1794. A. C. Hanson recommends him. 
He is a member of the executive council of Maryland and served 
in the Army; is attached to the General Government. 

— , Annapolis, July 23, 1794. Applies to be collector of the 
port of Baltimore. 

— . Annapolis, May 25, 1795. Recommended by M. I. Stone. 
He has served in the councils of the State with credit. 

— . Annapolis, May 29, 1795. Applies to be supervisor of the 
Maryland district. . 

— . Annapolis, May 29, 1795. William Pinckney, president, in 
behalf of the executive council, State of Maryland, commends 
him. 



— . Annapolis, June i, 1795. Sends copy of report of a com- 
mittee of the house of delegates, commending his conduct as 
clerk of the council. 

— . (.SVi' Carbery, Henry; Stone, M. I.) 



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Kimball, Hazen. Canterbury, June 13, 1796. Recommended by 
Abiel Foster. He lives in Concord and is a correct accountant. 
(To Timothy Pickering.) 

Kino, John. Philadelphia, May 7, 1792. Recommended for ap- 
pointment as collector of St. Mary's, in Georgia, by Abr. Bald- 
win. He is a man of integrity and abilit3^ 

King, Miles. Hampton, V"a., July 17, 1789. Recommends Jacob 
Wray for continuance as naval officer or promotion; Richard 
Taylor, now in command of the State boat, for continuance or 
promotion' to be naval officer on Rappahannock (he served in 
the war and was wounded in 1781); William Graves, now a 
searcher at Norfolk, to be surveyor (was very active in the war). 

. Hampton, Va. , July 19, 1789. Recommends Jacob Wray 

for continuance as naval officer; also Richard Taylor, who com- 
mands a State boat, as naval officer on the Rappahannock (he 
served in the war); also as surveyor Wm. A. Bayly, who was 
active in the war. Mr. King served in the war himself. 

. {See Graves, William.) 



KiRKPATRiCK, William. Beverly, January 29, 1791. Recommended 
for appointment as consul at Malaga by George Cabot. He is 
in business there and is well qualified. 

KiRKwooi), Robert. [See Higgins, Jesse.) 

KiRWAN, John. Baltimore, February 2, 1792. Applies for appoint- 
ment in collection of revenue in Baltimore, marshal of United 
States court, or to supply the commissioners for the Federal 
City with building material. 

. Baltimore, August it, 1793. Recommended for some suit- 
able office by James McHenry. He was one of the volunteer 
Baltimore troop of horse that rendered service with Lafayette; 
he is a friend of the present Government. 

. August 13, 1793. Applies again. 

. July 20, 1794. Applies again. 



Klauman, C. C. de. Richmond, January 4, 1790. Applies for 
appointment. He came from the Danish service in 1777 and 
was made captain in Colonel Marshall's regiment and served in 
other capacities later. 

Knox, H. [See Anderson, Major; Barrett, Samuel.) 

Knox. William. {See Washington, George.) 

KuHN, Adam. {See Caldwell, Sam. ; Wynkoop, James.) 

Lamb, John. New York, May 22, 1789. Applies for appointm(?nt 
as collector of customs of New York. He refers to the kind 
attentions paid him by Washington during the war. [See Den- 
nis, Patrick.) 

Lambert, Daviu. {See Griffin, Samuel.) 

Lambert, William. {See Roney, John.) 



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Lane, Benjamin. Hudson, March 17, 1795. Applies for appoint- 
ment as navai officer for the district of Hudson. He is now in 
a bank; refers to the Secretary of War. 

Langdon, John. New York, July 17, 1789. Recommends Eleazer 
Russell for appointment as navai officer of Portsmouth, N. H., 
and Joseph Whipple, collector of that port, for continuance in 
office. They hold the offices now. 

. New York, July 30, 1789. Recommends them again; 

also Thomas Martin for surveyor of the port. 

. New York, August 26, 1789. Recommends Joshua Bracket 

for district judge in New Hampshire. He is now judge of ad- 
miralty; also John Pickering, who is one of the first lawyers in 
New England ; also John Parker, for marshal (he is now sheriff) ; 
also Samuel Sherburne. 

. (6V^ Glover, General; Hill, Aaron.) 



Langdon, Woodbury. Portsmouth, January 14, 1791. Acknowl- 
edges and accepts a commission as commissioner to settle ac- 
counts between the several States and the United States. (To 
Thomas Jefferson.) (6"^^ Spence, Keith.) 

Langham, Elias. Point of Fork (Va.), March 15, 1789. Applies 
for appointment as commissary of military stores for the south- 
ern department. He is now superintendent of the arsenal and 
magazine of the State. (To the President of Congress.) 

. Richmond, April 11, 1789. Repeats his application. (To 

the President of Congress.) 

. May 20, 1790. Recommended by Ed. Carrington. (To 

James Madison.) 

. (.SVi? White, Alexander.) 



Larreguy, John. Boston, May i, 1790. Recommended for ap- 
pointment as consul at Marseilles by John Coffin Jones in a long 
letter on the subject of the fisheries. He is a naturalized citi- 
zen of America, and his services are necessary. (To Thomas 
Jefferson.) 

. Boston, June i, 1790. Recommends him again. 

Lasher, John. New York, May 2, 1789. Applies for a post in the 
customs. He served as colonel of militia in the State levies at 
the beginning of the war and as commissary till the close; he is 
now surveyor of New York and has lost much of his property. 

Latimer, Henry. Newport (Del.), July 29, 1790. Applies for ap- 
pointment as commissioner of loans for Delaware. (To Hon. 
Richard Bassett.) 

July 31, 1790. Applies again, referring to the Senators 



from Delaware. 

. (6"^^ Bush, Major George; Jaquett, Major.) 

Laurens, Henry. {See Pinckney, Charles.) 



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Laurence, John. New York, May 2, 1794. Writes relative to his 
appointment as judge of the New York district. (To Edmund 
Randolph.) 

Lawrence, Jonathan, Jr. New York, Greenwich St., May 15, 1789. 
Applies for an appointment. He served in the war until just 
before the peace. 

. July 20, 1789. Applies again. 

— . New York, July 28, 1789. Applies for appointment as 

naval officer of New York. He lived on Long Island before the 
war, and his property fell into the enemy's hands and most of it 
was lost in consequence. 

New York, July 28, 1789. Recommended by John Alsop, 



Jono. Broome, Thomas Randall, and three others. 
— . [See Tanner, John.) 



Lawrence, Joseph. Providence, February 20, 1790. Applies for 
appointment as surveyor of customs for the port of Providence. 

. Providence, February 20, 1 790. Recommended by Thomas 

Paine. He was barrack-master-general during the war; he has 
lost property. 

. Rehoboth, Mass., June i, 1790. Samuel Wyatt recom- 
mends him. He was violently opposed to the paper money. 

. June 18, 1790. Applies for appointment as marshal for 

the Providence district. He is in destitute circumstances. 

February 26, 1791. Renews application. Gives his serv- 



ices in the war as barrack master and privateer owner. 

Lawrence, T., Jr. New York, July 20, 1789. Applies for an ap- 
pointment. He entered the service and continued therein till 
the preliminary treaty of peace; he has lost his health in conse- 
quence and is now a bankrupt. 

Lawson, John. {See Riddick, Lemuel.) 

Lea, Jno. {See Shallcross, Joseph.) 

Leaming, Thomas, Jr. New York, August 11, 1789. Applies for 
appointment as clerk of the district court of Pennsylvania. He 
is a lawyer in Pennsylvania ; he was a member of the convention 
declaring for independence and of the Philadelphia light horse. 

Lear, Tobias. (.SVf Anderson, ; Caldwell, Samuel.) 

Ledyard, Benjamin. (Undated.) Applies for appointment as col- 
lector of impost for New Jersey. He was appointed captain of 
a New York company in 1775 and promoted to major; submits 
copy of acceptance of his resignation commending him as a 
brave officer. 

Lee, Arthur. May 21, 1789. Applies for appointment as judge 
of the Supreme Court. He was called to the bar in Westminster 
Hall and desires to return to the profession. 



/o 

Lee, Charles. Alexandria, July 3, 1789. Applies for retention as 
custom-house officer of the South Potomac. He has long served 
in that capacity. Recommends Richard Marshall Scott as de- 
serving an office in the customs; he has served under Mr. Lee 
since 1783. {See also Lee, Richard Bland.) 

New York, July 27, 1789. Recommended for appointment 



to an office in the customs by Richard Henry Lee. He is a man 
of business capacity. Also recommends Musco Livingston for 
appointment as surveyor of Norfolk and Portsmouth; he is a 
gentleman and a good business man. 

Lee, Henry. Richmond, 1790. Applies for appointment in the 
Army if present events render it necessary. [See Brooks, Francis ; 
Claiborne, Frederick Leigh.) 

Lee, John. {See Thatcher, George.) 

Lee, Richard Bland. New York, July 3, T789. Recommends 
(Charles Lee for retention in office; Richard Marshall Scott for 
appointment to an office in the customs; Roger West for a Gov- 
ernment appointment; and Colonel Blackburn for an appoint- 
ment in the impost. States that they are all worthy and would 
make good officers. {See Carter, Ch. ; Delius, Fredr. ; Turner, 
George.) 

Lee, Richard Henry. {See Phile, Dr.) 

Lee, Thomas, Jr. Dumfries, July 20, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment as collector or surveyor of the port of Dumfries. 

Lee, Thomas S. {See Fenwick, Joseph; Forrest, Uriah ; Harwood, 
Benj. ; Perry, William.) 

Lee, Walter. {See White, John.) 

Lee, William Henry. {See Lee, Charles.) 

Leffingwell, Christian. Norwich, July 15, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment as collector at New London. He was one of six who 
furnished money and plans for the expedition against Ticon- 
deroga; he served as purchaser under Colonel Trumbull ; he has 
been officer of the port of Norwich ever since it was established. 

. New York, July 31, 1789. Applies for appointment as sur- 
veyor of New London. 

. {See Trumbull, Jonathan.) 



Lehre, Thomas. Charleston, May 11, 1795. Applies for appoint- 
ment as naval officer of Charleston district in place of Charles 
I. Motte, deceased; he has filled various other public offices. 

. May 12, 1795. Renews his application and asks that the 

appointment be delayed until his testimonials arrive. 

. Charleston, May 12, 1795. Christ. Gadsden, Ed. Rutledge, 

David Ramsey, and ten others jointly recommend him. 

. May 13, 1795. Incloses recommendation. 

. Charleston, May 13, i795- Recommended by J. Rutledge. 

The appointment would give satisfaction. 



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. Treasury Department, Revenue Office, May 22, 1795- Rec- 
ommended for appointment as naval officer at Charleston by 
Tench Coxe. He is recommended by Mr. Harper, of South 
Carolina, in high terms. (To Mr. Dandridge.) 

Leigh, J. (See Woods, Benj.) 

Le Motte, James. Philadelphia, October 7, 1795. Recommended 
for appointment as commissioner of the light-house at Charles- 
ton by P. Butler. 

L'Enfant, p. C. New York, September 11, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment in connection with planning a federal city and the 
fortifications of the coast. He is the only member of the corps 
of engineers left in the country. (A long letter, with general 
observations.) 

Lenox, David. New York, May 27", 1789. Applies for an appoint- 
ment in the customs. Refers to the Senators from Pennsylvania. 

. Philadelphia, February 18, 1791. Applies for appointment 

as supervisor for the State of Pennsylvania. 

. December 5, 1793. Applies for appointment to vacancy 

caused by the death of Mr. Thomas Smith, preferring it to the 
office he now holds. 

. Philadelphia, January 6, 1796. Applies for appointment 

as surveyor of the port of Philadelphia. 

Leonard, George. {See Pope, Edward.) 

LeRov, Bayard and McEvers. (^tv Wilkelhausen, Frederick Jacob.) 

Leslie, Robert. Philadelphia, April 20, 1789. Applies for an ap- 
pointment. He desires it in order to continue his inventions; is 
a watch and clock maker. 

Levy, Rachel. Baltimore, July 26, 1789. Recommends the ap- 
pointment of her son to an office; refers to Robert Morris. 

Lewis, George. Fairfield, September 20, 1788. James Garrard, 
S. B. C, certifies to his ability as surveyor in the district of 
Kentucky. 

. Philadelphia, March 16, 1791. Applies for appointment 

as surveyor for the Western Territory. - He is familiar with the 
country and the names of the creeks, rivers, etc. 

Lewis, George. (Undated.) Recommended by T. Marshall. He 
has been a deputy surveyor under him and is worthy. 

Lewis, Mordecai & Co. {See Telles, John.) 

Lewis, William. Fredericksburg, October 22, 1791. Applies for 
appointment as keeper of the light-house at Cape Henry. 

. November 12, 1791. Renews application. 

Lilly, Thomas. (.S"^^ Page, John.) 

Lincoln, Benj. Boston, February 20, 17S9. Applies for an ap- 
pointment under the new Government. He has lost much of 
his property; is lieutenant-governor, but the emoluments are 
insufficient. (A long letter treating of various subjects.) 



. Boston, April 24, 1789. Recommended by James Bowdoin. 

. Boston, July 16, 1789. Applies for appointment as col- 
lector or naval officer. 

. (See Bourn, Sylvanus; Brooks, General; Henshaw, Sam- 
uel; Joy, Benjamin; Lowell, ; Morton, Joseph; Oliphant, 

Dr.; Sewall, Major; Warren, . ) 

Lenia, Jose E. DE. New York, September 30, 1789. Recommended 
for appointment as consul at Oporto by Jose Roiz Silva. He is 
very rich and needs no salary. (To Daniel Carroll.) 

Lindsay, James (Major). {See Bland, Colonel; Parker, Josiah.) 

Lindsay, William. Richmond, April 21, 1789. Joseph Jones 
recommends him as deserving and competent; he was an officer 
in the war. 

. April 30, 1789. Applies for continuance as naval officer at 

Norfolk. He served in the war; refers to Colonel Parker. 

June I, 1789. Renews his application, preferring the most 



profitable post in the district. 
— . (See Page, John. 



LiNGAN, James McC. Georgetown, May 13, 1789. Applies for 
continuance as naval officer at the port of Georgetown. He 
was appointed at the first establishment of the office and has 
continued to hold it ever since. 

. Georgetown, May 12, 1789. Robert Peters, Brooke Beall, 

Bernard O'Neill, William Deakins, jr., and Forrest & Stoddert, 
in joint letter, recommend him. 

Statement (undated and unsigned) gives his military serv- 



ice as lieutenant and prisoner of war. 

Linn, . {See Stone, M. I.) 

LiTHGOw, William, Jr. {See Thatcher, George.) 

Littell, Eliakim. Newark, N. J., May 15, 1793. Applies for a 
military appointment. He served in the schooner Putnam in 
1776, and in various capacities in the military service; after- 
wards with General St. Clair. 

Little, Charles. {See McRea, James.) 

Little, Pasley Barry and. {See Culnan, John.) 

Littlefield, William. Newport, September 24, 1789. Applies 
for appointment in the revenue department. He is a friend of 
the Constitution; was in the Army more than five years, being 
in General Greene's family. 

. New York, June 15, 1790. Jere. Wadsworth recommends 

him. 

. New York, August 6, 1790. Recommended for appoint- 
ment as loan officer, or for some other appointment, by Catherine 
Greene, the widow of General Greene. He is Mrs. Greene's 
brother, and will assist her and her children in their distress. 



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Livingston, B. {See Livingston, John.) 

Livingston, Henry B. Rhinebeck, June 12, 1789. Applies for an 
appointment. His confidence in the American cause has reduced 
him to poverty; recites his property and its disposition. 

LiviNcisTON, John. Manor Livingston, August 15, 1789. Applies 
for appointment as commissioner for Indian affairs. He has an 
extensive acquaintance with the principal sachems and chiefs 
of the northern and southern nations and considerable influence 
over them. 

Livingston, John. New York, June 9 (no year). Recommended 
for appointment as marshal of the northern district by B. Liv- 
ingston. He was a lieutenant in the war and is a man of char- 
acter and respectability. 

Livingston, John R. New York, May 26, 1789. Applies for an 
office. Refers to the presidents of Congress and Generals 
Knox, Steuben, and Alexander Hamilton. 

Livingston, Musco. (.9^^ Grayson, William ; Lee, Charles.) 

Livingston, Peter R. New York, July 13, 1793. Applies for ap- 
pointment as loan officer. 

Livingston, P. V. B. {See Kean, John.) 

Livingston, Robert James. Trenton, August — , 1789. Applies 
for appointment as marshal for New Jersey. He is attached to 
the new Government, and he served in the war, being captured at 
an early stage and not being exchanged until it was too late to 
share in the compensation afforded other officers; he left Prince- 
ton College to enter the Army, and is now too poor to resume 
his education. 

Livingston, Robert R. {See Franks, David S.) 

Livingston, Walter. New York, May 31, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment in the Treasury. The commission under which he 
now serves will soon expire, and he desires a continuance. 

— . September 3, 1789. Applies for appointment as Treasurer 

of the United States, but does not desire to interfere with the 
pretentions of the present occupant of the place. 

— -. (.SV<? White, John.) 



Livingston, Wil. (.SV<? Conway, John; Ewing, James.) 

Livingston, William, Jr. Elizabeth Town, May 15, 1789. Applies 
for appointment as collector of New Jersey. 

Llewellen, Charles. {See Stone, M. J.) 

LoTHROP, Elisha. New London, July 30, 1790. Recommended 
for appointment as consul at Demerara by J. Huntington. He 
is in business there. (To Colonel Trumbull.) 

LoTT, Abraham. New York, August 7, 1789. Applies for an ap- 
pointment. He has lost property in consequence of his support 
of the Revolution. 



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. New York, July 15, 1793. Applies for appointment as in- 
spector and supervisor in New York. He applied before 
through Colonel Hamilton. 

LovELL, James. Boston, 1789. Applies for appointment as col- 
lector of customs at Boston. He served the State in a similar 
capacity. (A long letter on a variety of subjects.) 

LovELL, William. {^See Kenney, Richard.) 

Lowell (John). Boston; July 18, 1789. Recommended for appoint- 
ment as judge of the Supreme Court by B. Lincoln. He is a 
man of purity and learning. 

Lowell and Urquhart. i^See Muse, Lawrence.) 

LowREV, John. Philadelphia, April 7, 1792. Applies for an ap- 
pointment in the military service. He was quartermaster in 
the Jersey battalion of levies for the protection of the western 
frontier. 

LowREY, Thomas. Alexandria, N. J., August 24, 1789. Applies 
for appointment as marshal of the federal court of New Jersey. 
i^See Irvine, Thomas.) 

LowRiE, (Colonel). Tusculam, September 10, 1789. Recom- 
mended for appointment as marshal of New Jersey by Jno. 
Witherspoon. He was a faithful servant of the public during 
the war and is well qualified. 

Ludlow, Israel. Philadelphia, May 24, 1796. Applies for an ap- 
pointment as surveyor-general for the Territory Northwest of 
the Ohio. Fie was employed on surveys under the Government 
at different times. (To Oliver Wolcott.) 

Lunt, James. {See Thatcher, George.) 

Lutterloh, Henry E. New Bern, May 24, 1793. Applies for an 
office. He lost money in the American cause, and Congress 
has refused to reimburse him. 

LuTz, Nicholas (Colonel). Philadelphia, January 25, 1794. Rec- 
ommended for appointment as surveyor of excise for Berks and 
Northampton districts by Jacob Morgan. He purchased sup- 
plies for the Army in Pennsylvania during the war and was a 
prisoner of war; refers to Robert Morris. 

Lux, George. (.SV^ Coulter, John; Simpson, James.) 

Lyle, John. New Brunswick, April 22, 1789. Applies for an ap- 
pointment. Refers to Col. John Neilson, William Paterson, 
Col. John Bayard, Col. John Taylor, Drs. W. Scott and L. 
Dunham; his family have lost money from depreciated cur- 
rency, and he is out of employment. 

Lyles, William. {See Young, Robert.) 

Lyman, Daniel. Newport, March 12, 1790. Applies for office in 
the revenue establishment. 



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— . Roxbury, February 5, 1790. Recommended for appoint- 
ment in the collection of the revenue in Rhode Island by Wil- 
liam Heath. He was in the Army during the war, and has 
married and settled at Newport. 

— . Rhode Island, February 27, 1790. Isaac Seuter recom- 
mends him. He was aid-de-camp to General Heath during the 
war and is a friend to the Constitution. 

— . Newport, May 31, 1790. Applies for an appointment. He 
entered the service in 1775 and remained until the close of the 
war. 

— . (.SV^ Flint, Royal.) 



Lyman, Samuel. (Sec Shepard, William.) 

Lynch, Dom. {See Street, John D.) 

Lynch, John. Baltimore, July 21, 1789. Applies for appointment 
in the customs service. Refers to Charles Carroll, of Carroll- 
ton; certificate from Dan Bonely, president. May 17, 1788, shows 
Maj. John Lynch to be harbor master of Baltimore. 

. Baltimore, June 25, 1789. John Gunby recommends him, 

reciting his gallantry in the Army. 

. Baltimore, June 29, 1789. J. E. Howard also recommends 

him. 

. New York, July 4, 1789. Charles Carroll, of CarroUton, 

transmits his letter of application. 

Philadelphia, August 10, 1793. Applies again, stating that 



he served during the war. 

— '. Baltimore, September 9, 1794. Applies for office of sur- 
veyor of the port. Refers to previous letters. 

(Undated.) Applies for appointment as surveyor of the 



port of Baltimore. He entered the Army as cadet in 1776; was 
captured and ended a major; he is now harbor master of 
Baltimore. 

Lynch, (Major). Baltimore, July 2, 1789. James McHenry 

recommends him as a poor soldier whom very little would 
content. 

Lynn, David. Georgetown, July 12, 1789. Recommended for ap- 
pointment in collection of customs by William H. Dorsey. He 
was in the war and is well qualified. 

. Georgetown, August 20, 1789. Will Deakins, jr., also rec- 
ommends him. He was in the Maryland line. 

. {See Grayson, William.) 



Lynn, John (Colonel). Frederick, January 3, 1796. Recommended 
for land officer for the Northwestern Territory by Thomas John- 
son. He now holds an office arid has proved himself worthy. 

. Annapolis, March 8, 1796. I. H. Stone recommends him. 

He served in the Maryland troops in the war and commanded a 
battalion in the expedition against the western insurgents. 



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— . Georgetown, March 8, 1796. Will Deakins, jr., commends 
him. He and Colonel Cresap were active in the Government's 
behalf in the expedition against the western insurgents. 

— . Baltimore, March 20, 1796. Nat. Ramsa}' recommends 



him. He served through the war. 

McAllister, Matthew. Savannah, August 26, 1789. Applies for 
appointment as attorney of the United States for Georgia. He 
has been attorney-general of the State. 

. August 29, 1789. Repeats his application. 

. Savannah, August 29, 1789. Nathaniel Pendleton recom- 
mends his appointment. 

. Savannah, June 10, 1796. Applies for appointment as 

judge of the United States for Georgia district. Refers to the 
judges of the United States Supreme Court. 

. July 25, 1796. Repeats his application. 

. Savannah, August i, 1796. Renews his application. 

. [See Thompson, William.) 



McCalmont, James. Christian Bridge, October 8, 1791. Applies 
for office of supervisor of the excise in the district of Delaware. 
Refers to Hon. George Read, Gunning Bedford, and John 
Vining. 

. Philadelphia, February 25, 1792. Applies again. He en- 
tered the Navy as surgeon of the Lexington, and after her 
capture and recapture brought her into port; was surgeon 
afterwards of the Xebcck and of privateer. 

McCartv, William. Philadelphia, March 14, 1794. Recommended 
for appointment as consul at the Isle of France by William 
Smith. He is a well-to-do merchant there and is highly recom- 
mended by Mr. Russell, of Boston. 

McCaskev, Alex. Philadelphia, July 4, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment as surveyor of the port of Baltimore. He served in the 
Army during the war; was captured and imprisoned. 

. Baltimore, July 2, 1789. Recommended by James Mc- 

Henry. 

Baltimore, August 19, 1793. Applies again and submits 



indorsement from G. G. Frisburg and four others. 

McClenachan, Blair. {See Biddle, Clement; Irwin, Thomas.) 

McCoMB, Eleazer. Wilmington, October 21, 1791. Applies for 
appointment as Auditor of the Treasury. Refers to John Dick- 
inson; Gunning Bedford, the chief justice of Delaware; and Dr. 
Tilton, of Dover. 

June 20, 1795. Applies for appointment as commissioner 



of loans. He is already familiar with the duties. 
— . (^V^ White, John.) 



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McCoRMACK, G. " Washington," August 26, 1789. Applies for 
some surveying in the western country, or any other thing that 
the President thinks him worthy of. 

McCoRMicK, Henry. November 17, 1791. Applies for appoint- 
ment as Indian agent to the Six Nations. He served in the 
Pennsylvania line as major of brigade under General Wayne; 
he lives in Ontario County, and knows several of the sachems. 

McCrea, John. Washington County, July 23, 1793. Certities, as 
clerk, to the appointment of Stephen Thorn, David Thomas, 
and William Harkness as justices of the peace in Washington 
County. 

McCrea, William A. Philadelphia, March 27, 1792. Applies for 
appointment as Treasurer of the Mint. 

. Philadelphia, March 8, 1792. Nicholas B. Waters recom- 
mends his appointment. 

. Pennsylvania, March 13, 1792. James Boyd recommends 

liis appointment. 

. Delaware, March 28, 1792. John McCrery recommends 

his appointment. 

. March 29, 1792. William Thomson, rector of Newark 

Academy, recommends his appointment. 

. Newcastle County (Del.), March 29, 1792. Thomas Wat- 
son recommends his appointment. 

. Wilmington, March 30, 1792. A certificate that he has 

seen his recommendations, which are by men of honor, signed 
John McKinly (governor of Delaware). 



— . Philadelphia, April 2, 1792. Recommended by Theodore 
Foster, who is willing to be held responsible for his good con- 
duct in office. 

— . April 9, 1792. Says he is willing to become a surgeon's 
mate in the Navy. 

— . Philadelphia, May 10, 1792. Hugh McCulloch • recom- 
mends his appointment. 

— . New Castle County (Del.). James Black recommends him. 



McCrery, John. {See McCrea, William A.) 

McCulloch, Huch. (See McCrea, William A.) 

McDaniel, William. New York, October 14, 1790. Recommended 
for appointment to command a revenue cutter in North Caro- 
lina by A. C. Thomas. His character is high; he served for 
some time during the war. 

McDowell, Charles. {See Martin, Joseph.) 

McDowell, John. Cross Roads, Chester County (Pa.), January 19, 
1791. Applies for appointment as inspector of excise. He 
served under the State government; refers to delegation from 
Pennsylvania in Congress. 



McElroy, Herhert. New York, July 21, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment as collector and naval officer of the port and district 
of Burlington. Refers to Members of Congress from New Jersey 
and governor of the State. 

McFadon, James. (Undated.) Applies for an appointment. He- 
served some time in the Army, and is now in reduced circum- 
stances. 

Macgregore, James. October 25, 1791. Recommended for ap- 
pointment as marshal for the district of New Hampshire. 
("Extract" of a letter from the president of New Hampshire.) 

McHenry, James. April 17, 1789. Recommends Rob. Purviance 
for appointment as an assistant in any of the great offices of 
State; also Captain Barney to command a packet; also Colonel 
Ballard; also his brother-in-law, John Caldwell, as United 
States attorney. They are all Federalists. (.SV^Bankson, Major; 
Caldwell, Samuel; Coulter, John; Eichelberger, Martin; Kir- 
wan, John; McCaskey, Alex''. ; Purviance, Robert; McRea, Rob- 
ert; Salmon, George; Richmond, Chr. ) 

McIntosh, Zach-^. Savannah, February 14, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment as collector of customs at Savannah. Alludes to his 
services in the war; is now in straitened circumstances. 

. Savannah, January 15, 1794. Applies for appointment as 

marshal of Georgia. 

McKean, Thomas. Philadelphia, April 27, 1789. Applies for an 
appointment in the judicial department; he was trained to the 
law; recounts his judicial, scholastic, and political training. 

. Poplar Grove (Pa.), August 25, 1789. Recommended for 

appointment as judge of United States Supreme Court by 
Thomas Rodney. In same letter Mr. Rodney recommends John 
Parker, of Delaware, for some office; recites his military service. 

(kS"^^ Bayard, John; Buchanan, George; Dunn, James; Hall, 



John.) 
McKiNLY, John. {See Bush, George; McCrea, William Archibald.) 

McLane, a. Delaware, Ghent County. Applies for an appoint- 
ment in addition to that of marshal, which he now holds. His 
salary is insufficient. 

. New Castle, February 25, 1797. Recommended for ap- 
pointment as collector of Wilmington by Richard Bassett. He 
is now the marshal. 

McLane, Daniel. Augusta, November 12, 1790. Applies for an 
appointment. He had a long and faithful Army service. 

Maclay, William. {See Harris, David.) 

McNairy, John. {See Ashe, John B. ; North Carolina.) 

Macon, Nathl. {See Burrall, Charles.) 

Macpherson, W. August 5, 1789. Applies for any appointment. 

AP. OF. 6. 



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■ . Chester, October 23, 1793. Applies for appointment as 

naval officer of Pennsylvania. He is now surveyor of the dis- 
trict of Pennsylvania. 

McPherson, W. (Philadelphia) April 27, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment as surveyor of the port of Philadelphia. He is in 
necessitous circumstances. 

McQueen, John. {See Putnam, Capt. Henry.) 

McRea, James M. Alexandria, June 10, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment as surveyor of customs of Alexandria. He holds the office 
under appointment by the State and would like a reappointment 
by the new Government. 

. Alexandria, October 23, 1793. Recommended by Elisha 

C. Dick, S. Hanson, Charles Little, and eight others. 

Alexandria, October 24, 1793. Ch. Simmes, Benj. Dulany, 



and George Gilpin recommend him. 

McRea, Robert. Fayetteville, February 18, 1794. Recommended 
for appointment as marshal of Georgia by James McHenry. 
He is a good man and has experienced distress. 

McRea, William. Alexandria, September 24, 1790. Applies for 
an appointment in connection with suppression of illicit trade 
in Chesapeake Bay or about the Capes. 

McRoBERTS, Alexander. [See Griffin, Samuel.) 

Madison, James. {See Cambell, Arthur; Muse, Lawrence; Nevil, 
Joseph; Taylor, Richard.) 

Magruder, Allen B. George Town, November 7, 1791. Applies 
for appointment as clerk in .the Treasury or War Department. 
(To Uriah Forrest.) 

. George Town, October 17, 1791. Uriah Forrest recom- 
mends him. 

Malcolm, Henry. Hudson, March 21, 1795. Recommended for 
appointment as collector at Hudson by Ezek. Gilbert. (To 
Oliver Wolcott.) 

Maltbie, Jonathan (Captain). Fairfield, January i, 1791. Rec- 
ommended for commander of a cutter by Thaddeus Burr. His 
naval rank is first lieutenant; he served in the Navy during the 
war; refers to the Senators from the State, Colonel Wadsworth, 
and Mr. Sturgis. {See Brewster, Caleb.) 

Manay, W. V. {See Richardson, William.) 

Mandeville, David. November 28, 1792. Applies for appointment 
as a clerk. (To Thomas Jefferson.) 

. November 21, 1792. J. Page recommends him. 

Manning, James. {See Steele, Benjamin.) 

Marchant, Henry. Newport, June 7, 1790. Applies for appoint- 
ment as district judge. He was in the office of Judge Trow- 
bridge; in 1771 was made agent of Massachusetts to Great 



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Britain; was Attorney-General and Member of Congress; has 
lost most of his money. 

— -. Rhode Island, June i6, 1790. Recommended by William 
Greene. He served his country during the war and has worked 
for the accession of Rhode Island to the Union. 



— . Newport, December 9, 1793. Writes relatives to candi- 
dates for office of attorney of United States for Rhode Island. 
("Private and confidential" to Alexander Hamilton.) 

(See Barnes, ; Bourne, Benjamin; Bowen, Jabez; 



Flint, Royal; Greene, Ray; Howell, ; Olney, Jeremiah.) 

Mark, Philip. New York, May 2, 1793. Applies for appointment 
as consul to Germany. He is a native of that country and is 
about to return thither. (To Thomas Jefferson.) 

. New York, May 3, 1793. John Murray recommends him. 



Marke, Ulrich. (See Bland, Colonel.) 

Marshall, Elihu. New York, March 25, 1793. Applies for an 
appointment as first mate of the revenue cutter. He was ship- 
wrecked and lost everything; was an old soldier. 

Marshall, John. {See Griffin, Samuel.) 

Marshall, T. (See Lewis, George.) 

Martin, Alexander. Rockingham, N.'C, February 27, 1790. Rec- 
ommends John Hamilton and John Hay for officers of the federal 
court. They are worthy, and their residence is in desirable part 
of the State; for judge, recommends James Iredell; also Wil- 
liam Hooper for register and William Barry Grove for marshal. 

. (See Martin, Joseph.) 

Martin, Joseph. Fayetteville, December 21, 1789. A letter from 
Charles McDowell says one Bennet Belew deserted the service; 
was accused of passing counterfeit money and joining the Tories ; 
what he may say about General Martin is not worthy of belief. 
(To "His Exc^ T. A. Martin.") 

. North Carolina, January 18, 1790. Recommended for con- 
tinuance in office as agent for Indian affairs by Alex. Martin. 
His conduct in office having been questioned by Bennet Belew, 
has been investigated by a committee of the general assembly 
and found blameless. 

Martin, Robert. New York, April 24, 1789. Applies for an office. 
He was in the war; refers to Alexander Hamilton. 

Martin, Thomas. (See Langdon, John.) 

Mason, George. (See Fenwick, Joseph.) 

Mathews, John. (^9^^ Hall, George Abbott.) 

Mathieu, John S. M. Philadelphia, January 14, 1796. Applies 
for appointment as consul at Naples. He is a native of that 
place and about to return. 



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. Philadelphia, July 7, 1795. L. Senechal De Kercado rec- 
ommends him. (To Wm. Bingham.) 

. Philadelphia, October 5, 1795. James Varnum recommends 

him. (To Timothy Pickering.) 

. Philadelphia, January 9, 1796. William Bingham rec- 
ommends. 

Matlack, T. (See Voight, Henry.) 

Matthews, Joseph. (Undated.) Memorandum from the Secretary 
of the Treasury says he would not accept, but recommends his 
son. Also recommends General Huger for appointment as 
supervisor and Havens for marshal (of South Carolina). 

Matthews, WiLLiAisr. Baltimore, February 9, 1791. Applies for an 
appointment. 

. Baltimore, February 9, 1791. O. H. Williams, R. Smith, 

Jo. Carvel Hale, and five others recommend him for appoint- 
ment as inspector of excise. 

Philadelphia, February 18, 1791. W. Smith recommends 



him. 

Maury, Fontaine. (See Muse, Lawrence.) 

Maury, James. Liverpool, October 8, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment as consul at Liverpool. 

Maxwell, James Benjamin. {See Wolcott, Oliver.) 

Maxwell, Simons. Custom-House, Savannah, December 10, 1795. 
Recommended for appointment as collector at Hardwick by 
John Habersham. 

Mayer, Jacob. May 20, 1796. Recommended for appointment as 
consul at Cape Frangois by Sharp Delany. The merchants 
desire his appointment. 

. Philadelphia, May 20, 1796. Andrew Bayard recommends 

him as a person well qualified. Petition with numerous signa- 
tures recommends him. 

Mayo, Eben. (Undated.) Applies for appointment as naval officer 
or impost inspector for Portland district, Cumberland County, 
Mass.. His family has suffered misfortunes through the burning 
of Falmouth. 

Mayzant, John. (.SV^ Butler, P.) 

Meaue, George. (See Blake, James; Wynkoop, James.) 

Meade, L. G. {See Phillips, Benjamin Hammett.) 

Mease, John. Philadelphia, March 10, 1791. Applies for appoint- 
ment as inspector of customs at Philadelphia. He was in the 
war, and has lost his property. 

■ Melvill, Thomas. Boston, June '10, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment as naval officer for the port of Boston. He has been twice 
elected to that office by the State legislature; he was in the 
service of the State during the war, and lost property v incloses 
certificate of election from clerk of the senate of Massachusetts. 



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Mercer, James. [See Dawson, John.) 

Mercer, John F. {See Ennals, Andrew S.) 

Mercereau, Joshua. [See Bancker, Abr'".) 

Mercier, John D. New York, July 22, 1789. Applies for an ap- 
pointment in the Treasury Department. He was in Quebec at 
the beginning of the war, and was arrested and confined on a 
prison ship by the British; in 1779 was appointed commissioner 
of claims in the Treasury Department, and afterwards Auditor 
of Accounts. 

Mercier, William. New York, August 15, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment as keeper of the light-house at Sandy Hook. He 
now holds the office under appointment by the State of New 
York. 

Meredith, Samuel E. Green Hill, February 23, 1789. Applies for 
appointment in the collection of the impost. He has lost prop- 
erty in consequence of the war. {See Wells, William.) 

Meriwether, Thomas (Colonel). Richmond, October 19, 1789, 
Recommended for an appointment by Samuel Coleman. He 
has.been in the service of the State for a long time and has given 
satisfaction. 

Merrill, Hezekiah. Hartford, March 27, 1790. Recommended 
for appointment as collector at Hartford by John Chenward, 
B. Deane, and John Caldwell. He is faithful and vigilant. 
(To Jere Wadsworth.) 

Merryman, Joshua. Baltimore, August 15, 1793. Applies for ap- 
pointment as surveyor for the port of Baltimore. (To Tobias 
Lear.) 

Metzer, Francis (Colonel). Philadelphia, April 21, 1789. Applies 
for an appointment. He was one of Washington's old officers 
during the war. 

. July I, 1789. Applies for any vacancy in the War Depart- 
ment or military establishment. 

Meyer, Geo. {See Wickelhausen, Frederick Jacob.) 

Meyer, J. New York, August 12, 1790. Applies for appointment 
as translator in the Department of State. (To Thomas Jeffer- 
son.) 

Mifflin, Benjamin. Philadelphia, April 2, 1795. Applies for ap- 
pointment as accountant of the War Department. He has been 
in the office of Mr. Pierce, Paymaster-General and commissioner 
of Army accounts since January i, 1785. 

Mifflin, Thomas. {See Falconer, Nathaniel; Patton, John.) 
Miles, Saml. (.SV<- Patton, John.) 
Miller, Arthur. {See Parsons, William Walter.) 
Miller, James. {See Morrow, David.) 



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Miller, John. Philadelphia, June 25, 1789. Applies for an ap- 
pointment in any Department. He has served his country for 
many years and is now out of employment. 

. Philadelphia, July 13, 1789. Applies for appointment as 

an associate justice or an officer of revenue. He contributed 
money in the funds for support of the Army, which has not been 
paid. 

. Philadelphia, July 27, 1789. Reminds the President of 

his letter of the 25th ultimo. He is in great need. 

. March 9, 1791. Applies for an appointment in the revenue 

department. 

. February i, 1792. Applies for appointment as Auditor of 

the Mint. 

. March 31, 1792. Renews his application. 



Miller, Samuel. Warren, June 14, 1790. Recommended for ap- 
pointment as surveyor of customs for the ports of Warren and 
Barrington by William T. Miller. He now holds the office 
and has given satisfaction. 

Miller, William T. {See Miller, Samuel.) 

Milligan, Jacob. Philadelphia, August 8, 1791. Applies for ap- 
pointment as postmaster at Charleston, S. C, or keeper of a 
liglit-house. [See Smith, William.) 

Milnor, William. Philadelphia, January 8, 1796. Applies for ap- 
pointment as surveyor of the port of Philadelphia. He has 
been a ganger for some time past. 

Philadelphia, January 8, 1796. Clement Biddle recom- 



mends him. 

Miners, William. (Undated.) Applies for appointment as pilot 
or light-house keeper. Refers to Hon. Mr. Gorham. 

Mitchell, John. Charleston, May 20, 1789. Applies for an ap- 
pointment at home or abroad. He was honored by the friend- 
ship of Washington when the latter was Commander-in-Chief. 

. July 20, 1789. Applies again. 

. Charleston, February 15, 1790. R. Smith and eleven others 

recommend him. 

August 3, 1791. Applies for appointment as collector of 



the port of Charleston. 
— . {See Smith, William.) 



Mitchell, William. {See Smith, William.) 

Moffatt, . Fredericksburg, November 8, 1792. Recommended 

for appointment as surveyor of customs by Joseph Jones. His 
family connections are influential, and he is competent. 

Monroe, James. {See Dawson, John.) 

Mont(;omkrv, Alexander. Belfast, June 13,1795. Applies for ap- 
pointment as consul at Belfast. He lived in Richmond; the 



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increasing trade makes a consul desirable. (To Edmund 
Randolph.) 

Montgomery, James. Philadelphia, September 3, 1790. Recom- 
mended for appointment to command a revenue boat by Saml. 
Morris, Stuart & Barr, and twelve others. 

Montgomery, John. Alicante, April 22, 1794. Applies for appoint- 
ment as consul at Barcelona. He is now agent there under 
Robert Montgomery, consul at Alicante. 

Boston, December 23, 1794. William Smith recommends 



him. (To Edmund Randolph.) 

MooNEY, Laurence. Collector's Office, Edenton, January 15, 1795. 
Recommended for collector by Samuel Treadwell, collector. 
He is well qualified. {Sre Wolcott, Oliver.) 

Moore, Alexander. Point of West Point, October i, 1795. Ap- 
plies for appointment as surveyor at Bermuda Hundred. He 
resigns surveyorship at West Point and recommends Bernard 
Moore. 

MooRE, Andrew. (See Steel, John.) 

MooREj Bernard. (.S"^^ Grayson, William; Moore, Alexander.) 

MooRE, John Spotswood. Virginia, April 20, 1789. Applies for 
appointment as searcher at West Point. He now holds the office 
under appointment by the State and desires a continuance un- 
der the new Government. (^^'^ Bloodworth, Timothy ; Grayson, 
William.) 

Moore, Samuel B. Billevica, Mass., September 10, 1796. Applies 
for a clerkship in the Secretary of State's office, or some other. 
Is a graduate of Harvard College; refers to General Lincoln. 

MooRE, Stephen (of North Carolina). New York, June i, 1790. 
Applies for a public office. He gave his services in the war 
and suffered losses of property; he was a prisoner of war at 
Charleston. 

MooRE, Thomas S. New York, May 26, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment as comptroller of customs or collector of the port of 
Philadelphia, or any other office. He served in a military 
capacity from 1776 to the end of the war. 

MoRiARTY, John. Salem, October 2, 1789. Applies for an office 
under the United States. He served in the war and suffered 
losses. 

MoRPHY, Michael. Malaga, November 11, 1791. Applies for ap- 
pointment as consul at Malaga. He has been of service to 
American ships. (Addressed to ''The Honorable Members of 
the Congress of the United States of North America.") 

Morris, Lewis. New York, February i, 1791. Recommended for 
appointment as marshal of Vermont by George Clinton. He 
is well qualified. 



. February 22, 1791. Applies for any office in Vermont. 

The State will soon be a member of the Union. {See Vermont 
appointments.) 

Morris, Richard. New York, July 23, 1789. Applies for any ap- 
pointment consistent with his reputation in the judiciary de- 
partment. 

. New Brunswick, August 23, 1790. Recommended for ap- 
pointment as district judge of New Jersey by William Paterson. 
He took an early part in the Revolution; was appointed chief 
justice by the legislature in 1777 and resigned in 1779. 

. (See Benezet, Daniel, jr.; Walton, George.) 



Morris, Samuel. (See Montgomery, James.) 

Morris, William W. New York, May 12, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment as geographer-general. He was assistant to the late 
geographer and has had experience. 

September 21, 1789. Withdraws the above application and 



solicits the marshalship for New York. 

Morrow, David. (Undated.) Applies for appointment as surgeon 
of the Virginia marine hospital. He served in 1776-77 as 
volunteer surgeon in the Navy; in April, 1777, on the Vergennes 
frigate; was taken prisoner; in 1779 was appointed on the 
Trui/ibuH frigate until her capture. 

. Front Royal, January 20, 1790. Robert Gilchrist, James 

Miller, and three others recommend him. 

February 13, 1790. Information relative to his character 



is offered by James Nicholson. 

Mortimer, Charles. {See Mortimer, John.) 

Mortimer, John. Fredericksburg, June 20, 1790. Recommended 
for an appointment by his father, Charles Mortimer, who has 
incurred losses through the war and can not furnish his son 
with any capital to begin life. 

Morton, John. Boston, December 26, 1789. Recommended for 
appointment as consul to Hither India by his brother, Perez 
Morton. Is a merchant at Fort Geqrge, on Coromandel coast. 

Boston, December 26, 1789. Recommended for appoint- 



ment as consul at Madras by B. Lincoln. He is a native of 
Boston, and is now settled in Madras. 

Morton, Perez. [See Morton, Joseph.) 

Motte, Abraham. Charleston, August 3, 1791. Applies for ap- 
pointment as naval officer of Charleston. Refers to the Dele- 
gates from South Carolina in Congress. 

. Charleston, S. C, August 10, 1789. Recommended for 

appointment as naval officer of Charleston by William Moultrie 
He was lieutenant-colonel of General Moultries regiment in 
the war. 



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— . Charleston, August 2, 1791. Recommended for appoint- 
ment as collector of customs by William Moultrie. He is now 
the naval officer. 



— . Charleston, August 2, 1791. Recommended by Charles 
Pinckney. He is deserving on account of his services and suf- 
ering; no one is more qualified. 

— . (See Vanderhost, Mr.) 



MoTTE, SiEUR DE LA. (See Washington, George.) 

Moultrie, Willi.'^m. (See Drayton, Colonel; Hall, George Abbott; 
Motte, Abraham.) 

MowHORTER, Alexander. {St'c Beebe, Samuel.) 

MovLAN, John. Philadelphia, August 6, 1790. Applies for appoint- 
ment as consul at New Orleans. 

. Philadelphia, January 7, 1796. Stephen Moylan recom- 
mends him for surveyor of Philadelphia. He directed the 
clothing department during the war. 

MoYLAN, Stephen (General). July 17, 1791. Recommended for 
appointment as Postmaster-General in Mr. Osgood's place by 
his brother, John Moylan. (To Robert Morris.) 

. West Chester, September 19, 1793. Declines the office of 

marshal for the district on account of the insufficient emoluments. 



— . October 21, 1793. Applies for appointment as naval officer 
at Philadelphia. He declined the office of marshal, but will 
exert himself in the naval office. 

(See Culnan, John; Moylan, John; Washington, George; 



1^^ M 



Young, .) 

Muhlenberg, Fredk. Aug. Philadelphia, July 15, 1791. Applies 
for appointment as Postmaster-General in place of Mr. Osgood, 
resigned. He has changed his place of resiaence, and regards 
his reelection to the legislature as uncertain. (See Bush, Solomon ; 
Witman, Jno.) 

Muhlenberg, P. Philadelphia County, October 21, 1793. Applies 
for appointment as naval officer of Philadelphia. He has di- 
minished his fortune in consequence of the war and wishes to 
serve his country and himself. {See Calenis, . ) 

Muir, John. June 20, 1789. Applies for appointment as collector 
of the port of Vienna, Md. He has acted for several years under 
the State laws as deputy naval officer for the port. 

Mulligan, Francis. Philadelphia, May 29, 1795. Applies for ap- 
pointment as naval officer at Charleston. He is collector of 
revenue for Charleston. 

. Charleston, July 6, 1791. Recommended by P. Butler. 

He was zealous in the American cause and distinguished himself 
in several engagements. 



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. Charleston, April 20, 1795. Daniel Stevens, supervisor 

district South Carolina, introduces him and commends him. 

. April 22, 1795. Thomas Parker, attorney for the district 

of South Carolina, introduces and commends him. 

. June 12, 1795. Applies for consulate in the West Indies. 

He is familiar with the duties. 

Mulligan, Jas. Philadelphia, April 27; 1789. Applies for an ap- 
pointment in Philadelphia. He served in responsible offices 
eleven years, and finally his last post was abolished. 

Mulligan, Robert. (.S<?(? Alexander, William Elkton.) 

MuMFORD, William. New York, May 9, 1789. Applies for an ap- 
pointment. He was assistant secretary of state of Rhode Island 
and held other offices throughout the war; was in office for the 
colony also; has held office since the war. 

. August I, 1789. Applies for office in the revenue depart- 
ment, or in the judicial department, or clerk in one of the public 
offices. 

. June 2, 1790. Applies again. 

. July 7, 1790. Applies again. He is in great distress and 

poverty; incloses copy of certificate of his service from Henry 
Ward (Providence, February 12, 1789), secretary of state of 
Rhode Island. 

MuNDY, W. V. {See Hall, John.) 

MuNNiNG, James. (See Snow, Samuel.) 

MuNSON, William. New Haven, April 21, 1789. Applies for an 
appointment as naval officer at New Haven. He served in the 
Army under General Montgomery and later under Washington ; 
he is now poor. 

. New Haven, July 21, 1789. Applies for an appointment 

in the collection of the revenue. 

New Haven, December 31, 1792. Applies for appointment 



as surveyor of customs for New Haven. He is now an inspector; 
refers to Jeremiah Wadsworth, the president of Yale College, 
and Mr. Hillhouse. 

— . February 18, 1793. Sends recommendations. (Not filed.) 



Murray, James. {See Washington, George.) 

Murray, John. {See Mark, Philip.) 

Murray, W. V. {See Eunales, Andrew Skinner; Hollingsworth, 
Lebulon; Pinckney, — ; Winder, William.) 

Muse, Hudson. Urbanna, Va., March 26, 1789. Applies for re- 
tention as naval officer for the district of Rappahannock River. 
He is experienced and has given satisfaction. 

. March 26, 1789. Writes to Samuel Griffin, asking his in- 
tercession. Will pay any amount in case procuring tlie office 
is attended with any expense. 



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. Rosegill, March 30, 1789. Ralph Wormeley writes, urging 

his appointment. 

. April 2, 1789. Recommended by Mr. Yates. 

. {See Bland, , Colonel; Griffin, Samuel; Page, John; 

Parker, John; White, Alexander.) 

Muse, Lawrence. Port Tappahannock, Va., February i, 1794. 
Applies for appointment as collector of that port. He has been 
employed ever since the establishment of the office. Same date 
writes James Madison. 

. Fredericksburg, February 3, 1794. Lowell and Urquhart 

write, commending him. (To James Monroe.) 

. Fredericksburg, February 4, 1794. Fontaine Maury writes, 

commending him. (To James Madison.) 

. February 12, 1794. James Madison forwards the papers. 

. February 22, 1794. Writes James Monroe. 

Marigold, Essex County, February 24, 1794. George W. 



Smith withdraws his own application in Muse's favor. (To 
James Monroe.) 

Nanc ARROW, Jno. {See Voight, Henry.) 

Nash, Travers. Dumfries, March i, 1789. Applies for any office 
under the new Government. 

Nathan, Simon. New York (no date). Applies for appointment as 
broker to the office of finance. He advanced money and sup- 
plies during the war and has suffered in consequence. {See 
Page, John.) 

Neilson, John. New Brunswick, N. J., August 2, 1790. Applies 
for appointment as commissioner of loans for the State of New 
Jersey. 

. New York, August 5, 1790. James Schureman recom- 
mends him, and objects to James Ewing's appointment, as he 
comes from an inconvenient part of the State. 

Nelson, Hugh. York Town, Va., July 3, 1790. Applies for ap- 
pointment as commissioner of loans. 

Nelson, J. {See Tinsley, Samuel.) 

Nelson, William. {See Andrews, Robert.) 

Neville, Joseph. Philadelphia, May 25, 1796. Recommended for 
appointment as surveyor of lands northwest of the Ohio by 
James Madison. He was lately a Member of Congress. {See 
White, Alexander.) 

Newman, (Colonel). {See Bland, , Colonel.) 

Nichols, Francis. Pottsgrove, August 21, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment as marshal of the district of Pennsylvania. He 
received a certificate of his military service from General 
Washington. 



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. Philadelphia, January 28, 1791. Applies for appointment 

as collector of revenue for the district of Philadelphia. 

Nichols, William. Philadelphia, July 28, 1790. Applies for ap- 
pointment as commissioner of loans for Pennsylvania. He was 
a soldier under General Washington, and is now poor. 

. Philadelphia, August 13, 1790. Recommended for ap- 
pointment as clerk for recording the laws and keeping the 
papers of the former Congress by James Wilson. He is clerk 
of the quarter sessions and of the orphan's court in Philadelphia. 

Nicholson, Benj. Baltimore, May 27, 1789. Submits a letter. 

Nicholson, James. {See Morrow, Dr.) 

Nicholson, Jno. {See Phile, Frederick; Story, John; Turbett, 

Samuel; White, John.) 
Nicholson, Joseph. {Sec Nicholson, Samuel, jr.) 
Nicholson, Samuel. {See Nicholson, Samuel, jr.) 

Nicholson, Samuel, Jr. Boston, January 16, 1797. Recommended 
for appointment as midshipman in the Navy by Sam. Nicholson, 
his father. Also recommends Joseph Nicholson for the same. 

NiCKoLLS, J. B. New York, April 28, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment as collector of customs at Norfolk and Portsmouth. Refers 
to Robt. Morris, Thomas Fitz Simons, and Josiah Parker. 

. Philadelphia, April 22, 1789. J. Swanwick recommends 



him. 



{See Parker, Josiah.) 



NicoLS, Jere. Chester Town, Md., July i, 1789 
pointment as naval officer of Chester district 



Applies for ap- 

— -. Chester Town, Md., December 12, 1790. James Telgh- 
man recommends him. 

— . December 13, 1790. Repeats application. 

July 25, 1794. Applies for appointment as collector of the 



port of Baltimore. Is now collector at Chester. 

NicoLS, Lewis. Philadelphia, October 10, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment as inspector and disburser to the pensioners. He 
served under Washington's command, has lost his property, and 
is now keeper of the workhouse. 

Nightingale and Clark. {See Peck, William.) 

Nightingale, Jos. {See Howell, David.) 

Nightingale, Samuel. {See Allen, Capt. Paul.) 

Nixsen, Elias. (.S'<v Tanner, John.) 

North Carolina. June 7, 1790. Memorandum, indorsed "From 
the Secretary of State," and in Jefferson's hand, reports on 
Samuel Spencer, John Stokes, Hamilton, Hay, Arnet, Sit- 
greaves, Blount, Howel Tatham, Robert Hayes, Smith, David 
Campbell, John McNairy, and Edward Jones. 



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— . November 26, 1792. Benjamin Hawkins recommends 
Thomas Overton, of Moore County, or Henry Waters, of 
Hanover. Overton, he believes, was a major in the line in 
Virginia during the war. (To Tobias Lear.) 

Undated memorandum names as applicants John Iredell, 



Benjamin Hawkins, William Blount, John Hamilton, E. H. 
Sutterloh, James Read, John Daves, John Walker, James Coor, 
William Shepard, Nathl. Keais, Clement Hall. 

North, W. May 20, 1789. Applies for an appointment. He thinks 
the President is best able to judge of his abilities. 

Norton, George F. Winchester, Va., February 19, 1791. Applies 
for appointment as receiver of duties to be levied on the States. 
He loaned the State ;^6, 500 at the beginning of the late war; 
refers to Edmund Randolph. 

. Fairfield, February 24, 1791. Recommended for appoint- 
ment as receiver of duties by Hannah Washington. His father 
sacrificed his fortune to the American cause. 

. March 12, 1791. Renews her recommendation. 

Caroline, April 9, 1791. Recommended for appointment 



in the \epllection of the revenue for Frederick and Berkley 
counties by Edmund Pendleton. He was a merchant and 
advanced money for purchasing powder and suffered losses 
through his loyalty. 

Nourse, Joseph. New York, June 16, 1789. Applies for continu- 
ance in office as Register of the Treasury. Has held the office 
under Congressional appointment. (Av Cochran, John; Imlay, 
William.) 

O'Brien, Michael Morgan. New York, May 4, 1789. Applies for 
appointment in the customs service at Philadelphia. Refers to 
Robert Morris, George Clymer, and Thomas Fitz Simons. 

. July 8, 1793. V. Caleat, governor of Guadeloupe Island, 

recommends him for consul at Guadeloupe. 

Philadelphia, December 6, 1793. Recommended for ap- 



pointment as consul at Guadeloupe by Thomas Fitz Simons. 
A consul is necessary there. 

Odiorn, Samuel. [See Wolcott, Oliver.) 

O'Flinn, Patk. {Sec Shallcross, Joseph.) 

Ogden, M. Elizabeth Town, January 20, 1791. Applies for ap- 
pointment as revenue officer of New Jersey. His health is 
restored, and he is now able to perform business. 

Oliphant, Dr. Boston, December 24, 1789. Recommended 

for appointment by B. Lincoln. He was at the head of the 
medical department during the war and has suffered in conse- 
quence of his service. {See Flint, Royal.) 

Olney, George. Providence, February 15, 1790. Applies for ap- 
pointment in the customs service. He was auditor of accounts 
in the Quartermaster-General's Department at headquarters in 



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1779 ^"d 1780; refers to Senators and Members of Congress. 
(See Olney, Jeremiah.) 

Olney, Jeremiah. Providence, March 16, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment as collector of Rhode Island district. He served in 
the war under Washington's immediate command. Memo- 
randum of persons qualified to fill the offices submitted by him 
as follows (indorsed June 19, 1790): William Bradford and 
Henry Marchant for district judge, Benjamin Bourne and Wil- 
liam Channing for district attorney, John S. Dexter for marshal, 
William Peck for naval officer, George Olney for commissioner 
of loans, Daniel Updike for surveyor, Thos. Arnold (who lost 
his leg at Monmouth) for surveyor, John Anthony Alcorn for 
surveyor. 

. Providence, May 31, 1790. Applies for appointment as 

collector for the district of Providence. 

. June 4, 1790. Writes a second letter. 

. Providence, June 11, 1790. John Brown and John Francis 

recommend him, and also William Peck, Maj. William Allin, 
and William Bradford. They express the hope that none but 
Federalists will be appointed to office. 

. Custom-House, District of Providence, October 7, 1793. 

Writes, urging that David Howell be not appointed district at- 
torney, as the merchants have an undue influence over him, but 
recommends David Leonard Barnes for the office. 

. (See Bow en, Jabez; Flint, Royal ;' Greenman, Jeremiah.) 



Olvphant, David. (Undated.) Applies for appointment as col- 
lector of revenue for Rhode Island. He has suffered on account 
of his being a firm friend to the Revolution; refers to Mr. Izard, 
Major Butler, and Dr. Tucker, from South Carolina. 

O'Neill, Bernard. (Sec Lingan, James.) 

Orne, Joshua (Colonel). Beverly, July 16, 1790. Recommended 
for appointment to the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. 
Harris at Marblehead by George Cabot. He would execute the 
office with strict punctuality. 

Orr, Alex. D. Philadelphia, January 8, 1795. (-^''^ Burrall, 
Charles.) 

Orrick, Nicholas. {See White, Alexander.) 

Osgood, Joshua Bailey. {See Thatcher, George.) 

Osgood, Samuel. {See White, John.) 

Otis, Harrison G. New York, September 3, 1789. Recommended 
for appointment as attorney for the Massachusetts district by 
his father, Samuel A. Otis. He will justify the appointment. 

Otis, James. {See Partridge, George.) 

Otis, Joseph. New York, March 12, 1790. Recommended for ap- 
pointment as collector of excise by Samuel A. Otis. He is now 
collector of impost. 



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Otis, Samuel A. Philadelphia, April lo, 1792. Applies for appoint- 
ment as Treasurer of the Mint. His present office is disagree- 
able. (6'<?f' Otis, Harrison G. ; Otis, Joseph ; Otis, Samuel A., jr.) 

Otis, Samuel A., Jr. Cape Frangois, May, 1793. Applies for ap- 
pointment as consul at St. Domingo. He has lived there for 
seven years. 

. Philadelphia, June 13, 1793. Samuel A. Otis, his father, 

urges his appointment. (To the Secretary of State.) 

Overton, Thomas. {See North Carolina.) 

Owen, Daniel. Gloucester, R. I., June 5, 1790. Recommends 
continuance in office of Ebenezer Thompson, collector of reve- 
nue. Providence district; Theodore Foster, naval officer; and 
William Tyler, surveyor. Mr. Owen presided over the conven- 
tion ratifying the Constitution. 

. State of Rhode Island, June 10, 1790. Recommended for 

appointment as judge of the district court of Rhode Island by 
Arthur Tenner, Thomas G. Hazard, Peleg Arnold, and others. 
He has served in offices of trust and is judge of the supreme 
court. 

Paca, Wilijam. {See Graybell, Jacob; HoUingsworth, Zebulon ; 
Richmond, Christopher.) 

Page, John. New York, July 14, 1789. Submits a memorandum 
recommending the following: Andrew Ellicott, for geographer; 
Robert Andrews, for judge of the admiralty court; William 
Lindsay, for collector at Norfolk; Abraham Archer, for col- 
lector at York; Samuel Eddius, for surveyor at York; William 
Reynolds, for naval officer at York; Hudson Muse, for collector 
at Urbanna; Staige Davis, for surveyor at Urbanna; Jacob 
Wray, Edward Stevens, J. Gibbon, Baylor Hill, Benjamin Pol- 
lard, William A. Bayley, David Meade Randolph, Robert Ged- 
des, Simon Nathan, Thomas Lilly, Fr. Bright. {See Andrews, 

Robert; Bright, Captain ; Mandeville, David; Roane, 

Christopher.) 

Paine, Thomas. {Sec Lawrence, Joseph.) 

Pariset, Nicholas. (Undated.) Applies for an appointment. He 
served in the French army under Count de Rochambeau and is 
now in poverty; he married an American. 

. Delaware State, October 10, 1790. Joshua Clayton recom- 
mends him. 

Parke, John. Dover, Del., July 25, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment to any secondary or subordinate post. He was the first 
man from his State to join Washington's command at Boston. 

Parker, Copeland. New York, September 8, 1789. Recommended 
for an appointment by his brother, J. Parker. He writes well 
and is well acquainted with the business of the custom-house. 

. Philadelphia, May 11, 1792. Recommended for appoint- 
ment as surveyor at Smithfield by J. Parker. He served in J. 
Parker's office as a deputy. 



him. 



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Norfolk, May 20, 1792. Wm. Lindsa}^ Cobb recommends 



— . Supervisor's Office, Richmond, June 20, 1792. Recom- 
mended for appointment as inspector and surve}^or by Ed. Car- 
rington. He is an industrious and attentive man. 

— . {See Parker, Josiah.) 



Parker, John. September 26, 1790. George Lee Turberville 
recommends him. (To Dr. David Stuard.) 

. Chantilly, September 29, 1790. Recommended for com- 
mand of a revenue cutter by Richard Henry Lee. He has been 
educated for the sea, and is one of a family which fought in the 
w^ar. 

. Tappahannock, October 11, 1790. Hudson Muse recom- 



mends him. 



— . Westmoreland, January 25, 1791. Applies for appointment 
on revenue boat. 

{See Cowper, John; Gaines, Daniel; Grayson, William; 



Langdon, John; McKean, Chief Justice; Parker, Copeland ; 
Riddick, Lemuel; Wilkins, Nathaniel.) 

Parker, John. Charleston, S. C, September 12, 1789. Applies 
for appointment to any office. He has a large family, and he 
suffered losses in the war; has served as senator and representa- 
tive and in the privy council. 

. New York, September 24, 1789. Recommended by P. 

Butler. He is of old and respectable family in South Carolina, 
and is reduced in circumstances through the ravages of the late 
war. 

. New York, July 20, 1790. Recommended again by P. But- 
ler. He was well to do before the war, but the devastations of 
the British reduced his circumstances. 

Parker, Joseph. Philadelphia, February 11, 1794. Recommended 
for appointment as a clerk in the office of the Secretary of State 
by Abr. Baldwin. He has been in a public office for many years. 
(To Edmund Randolph.) 

Philadelphia, February 24, 1794. Recommended by Abr. 



Baldwin. (To Edmund Randolph.) 

Parker, Josiah. New York, July i, 1789. Recommends Major 
Lindsay and Captain Bedinger for appointment in customs 
service. Captain Bedinger served in the Army, was captured 
at Fort Washington, and was noticed as a valuable officer by 
General Greene. He also recommends Copeland Parker as sur- 
veyor; Capt. Thomas Bourne, as naval officer at South Quay; 
Mr. Gibbs, at Folly's Landing; Cxeorge Savage, at Cherrystone; 
J. B. Nickolls, as naval officer or collector; Col. Willis Wilson, 
who was captain of one of the State ships; Archibald Richard- 
son, surveyor; and Colonel Finnic. 



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. Philadelphia, March 3, 1791. Recommends for appoint- 
ment in the excise service Col. Richard Cocke, for Surry 
County; H. M. Cocke, for Southampton; Col. Emanuel Wills, 
for Isle of Wight; Josiah Riddick, for Nausewood; Col. Willis 
Wilson, for Norfolk; Thomas Wishart, jr., esq., for Princess 
Anne; Thomas Parramore, for Northampton; Maj. Thomas Par- 
ker, for Accomack ; Samuel Riddick, for military employment. 

. Philadelphia, March 6, 1792. Recommends for a lieuten- 
ancy in the Army Henry Beverly Towles, son of Col. Oliver 
Towles, of Spotsylvania; was a lieutenant in the expedition in 
the levies under Colonel Drake. He also recommends Isaac 
Younghusband ; Capt. Samuel Tinsley (an officer in the late 
war); and Samuel Riddick, who is now surveyor at Suffolk. 

Parker, Thomas. (&,? Mulligan, Francis G. ; Parker, Josiah.) 

Parramore, Thomas. {See Parker, Josiah.) 

Parsons, Theodore. Newberry Port, July 8, 1789. Copy of a let- 
ter to the Vice-President says complaint should be made against 
the appointment of Titcomb and Cross, as they are not favorable 
to the Constitution. 

Parsons, William Walier. Middletown, May 20, 1790. Recom- 
mended for appointment as collector of revenue by George 
Phillips, Arthur Miller, and Sam. W. Dana. He is now high 
sheriff of the county. 

New York, August 7, 1790. Recommended by Jere 



Wadsworth. 

Partridge, George. New York, July 27, 1789. Recommends for 
office in Plymouth and Barnstable counties William Watson, 
William Jackson, and Joseph Otis. (To Mr. Lear.) 

(Indorsed February 21, 1791.) Recommends for collect- 



ors of excise William Drew, the present collector; Capt. Joseph 
Thomas, an officer in the artillery during the war; Henry 
Warren, Ephraim Spooner, and Sturgis Gorham. 

Paslev, Barry and Little. {See Culnan, John.) 

Paterson, William. {See Conway, John; Dunham, ; Irwin, 

Thomas; Morris, Robert; Stockton, Samuel W.) 

Patterson, R. {See Ellicott, Andrew; Hoops, Adam.) 

Patton, John. Philadelphia, January 18, 1791. Applies for ap- 
pointment in the collection of the revenue. He is poor and 
has held office under State appointment. 



— . Philadelphia, F^ebruary 15, 1791. Recommended by Tho. 
Mifffin. He was a friend of the Revolution and a good officer, 
and has given satisfaction since then. 

— . February 21, 1791. Renews his application, specifying 
the office of inspector of excise. 

— . Philadelphia, February 21, 1791. Recommended for ap- 
pointment as supervisor of excise by Richard Peters. 

AP. OF. 7. 



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— . Philadelphia, February 22, 1791. Recommended by Saml. 
Miles. He was a major in Miles' regiment and is in every way 
qualified. 

— . (6'^f Jaquett, Peter.) 



Pauly, Lewis A. Richmond, February 28, 1791. Recommended 
for appointment in the military service by F. Dandridge. He 
is a Frenchman, and has married an American. 

Payan, . Philadelphia, December 22, 1791. Applies for ap- 
pointment as consul at St. Dominique. He is engaged in 
commerce in that island. (To Mr. Jefferson.) 

Payne, Michael. Edenton, March 2, 1790. Applies for appoint- 
ment as inspector of duties. He held the office of naval officer 
at Port Roanoke under State appointment. 

. Edenton, July 9, 1794. John Skinner recommends him. 

Peachey, . Baltimore, June 20, 1795. Recommended for ap- 
pointment in the Navy by William Peachey, his uncle. 

Peachey, William. Virginia, March, 1789. Applies for an appoint- 
ment. He desires to provide for his sons' education. (To the 
Senators and Members from Virginia.) 

. Richmond, Va. , March, 1789. Applies for appointment as 

collector of impost on the Rappahannock River. He served in 
the English army in 1763, and through the Revolution. 

. (^,?^' Griffin, Samuel; Peachey, . ) 



Peale, Charles Wilson. Philadelphia, June 27, 1790. Applies 
for appointment as Postmaster-General. He wishes to be set- 
tled near Congress, his portrait painting now yielding him in- 
sufficient means and necessitating his traveling; he desires also 
to enlarge his museum to national proportions; incloses printed 
address to the citizens of the United States of America relative 
to his museum. 

Pearce, Matthew. (See Peery, William.) 

Peck, William. Providence, February 15, 1790. Applies for ap- 
pointment as a revenue officer. He joined the Continental 
Army December, 1775, as first lieutenant and adjutant in Col. 
Jedediah Huntington's regiment and served till 1781 ; he has lost 
his property and pay. 



— . Providence, June 7, 1790. William Greene recommends 
him. He was active and firm in his defense of the country 
during the war, and is a true Federalist. 

— . Providence, June B, 1790. Jos. and Wm. Russell recom 
mend him. 



— . Scituate, June 8, 1790. 'Ezekiel Cornell recommends him. 
He has a fine military record and is a friend of the Government. 

— . Providence, June to, 1790. William Arnold recommends 
him. He is a friend of Government. 



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. Providence, June 14, 1790. Clark and Nightingale recom- 
mend him. 

. (6"^^ Bowen, Jabez; Olney, Jeremiah.) 

Peery, William. July 30, 1790. Recommended by Mr. Bassett, 
in a note to Major Jackson, for judge of the late ceded terri- 
tory. Also recommends Matthew Pearce for commissioner of 
Delaware. 

Pendleton, Edmund. {Src Norton, George Flowerdewe; Pendle- 
ton, Nathaniel, jr.) 

Pendleton, Nath. Savannah, Ga., July 23, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment as judge of the district court. He volunteered with 
Captain Stephenson in 1775, ^"^ continued in the Army till 
1783; was a prisoner from 1776 to 1780; has been attorney- 
general. Member of Congress, of Constitutional Convention, 
and is chief justice. 

. Savannah, Ga., March 5, 1791. Applies for appointment 

as judge of the Supreme Court in place of Mr. Rutledge, who is 
about to resign. He is now judge of the Georgia district; he 
served un/der General Washington at the close of the war. 

. April 15, 1791. Renews his application. 



— . Virginia, July 13, 1791. Recommended for appointment 
as judge of the Federal Supreme Court by Edmd. Pendleton. 
He is a resident of Georgia, and is now district judge. 

— . (6'f^ McAllister, Matthew; Thompson, William.) 



Pendleton, Phil. Berkeley County, Va.. March i, 1790. Applies 
for appointment as judge of the supreme court for the Western 
Territory. 

Pentecost, Dorsey. Winchester, July 10, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment as geographer of the United States in place of 
Thomas Hutchins, deceased. He is familiar with the Western 
country, and Mr. Hutchins desired him to succeed to the office. 

Perry, William. Annapolis, December 19, 1792. Recommended 
for appointment as supervisor of the revenue. Eastern Shore 
district of Maryland, by J. E. Howard. He is now a member 
of the State senate. 

Annapolis, December 20, 1792. Thomas S. Lee recom- 



mends him. 
Perth, (Colonel) (Rhode Island). {See Flint, Royal.) 

Peters, Richard. Philadelphia, May 10, 1791. Recommended for 
appointment as district judge by Thomas Fitz Simons. The 
appointment would be acceptable to his fellow citizens. (See 
Boynton, George; Dulany, Sharp; Patton, Col. Jno. ; Smith, 
Jonathan; Smith, Thomas.) 

Peters, Robert. (See Lingan, James.) 



lOO 

Pettit, Charles. Philadelphia, August 5, 1788. Applies for aj)- 
pointment under the new Government. Sets forth his long pub- 
lic service and the poverty which it has brought upon him. (A 
long letter concerning the political situation in Pennsylvania.) 

. Philadelphia, May 24, 1789. Applies for an appointment. 

His accounts in the public trust in which he was connected 
with General Greene are settled, and his property is not available 
because of the condition of the public funds. 

. New York, October 22, 1793. Applies for appointment as 

collector of the port of Philadelphia. 

. December 4, 1793. Renews his application, expressing the 

fear that he has sunk in the President's regard. 

. Philadelphia, February 24, 1794. Applies for appointment 

as Postmaster-General. He has been so long in the public 
service that he is unfitted for private pursuits. 

. {See Wynkoop, James.) 



Pfeiffer, George. Monday morning, April 2, 1792. Applies for 
appointment in the office of the Secretary of State. 

. March 30, 1792. James Hutchinson recommends him. 

He is a physician and a man of high character. 

Walnut Street, March 31, 1792. Recommended for an ap- 



pointment in the Secretary of State's office by Benj. Rush. He 
was educated as a physician and is a scholar and well qualified. 
(To Thomas Jefferson.) 

Phile, Fredk. Philadelphia, March 7, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment as naval officer of Philadelphia. He has held the office 
for many years. 

. Philadelphia, June 4, 1789. A certificate that his accounts 

as naval officer of Pennsylvania have been rendered. Signed 
by Jno. Nicholson, comptroller-general. 

. Philadelphia, July 29, 1789. Recommended for continu- 
ance as naval officer by Henry Helmuth. His habits are good. 

. Philadelphia, July 29, 1789. Archibald Engle recommends 

him. 

. New York, July 30, 1789. Recommendation that a delay be 

granted him in order to permit of his return from Philadelphia 
with testimonials by Danl. Hiester. 

Greenwich, August i, 1789. Richard Henry Lee writes 



to say that the charges against him are not true. He is naval 
officer at Philadelphia. 

— . (Ar Grayson, William; White, Alexander.) 



Phillips, Benjamin Hammett. Philadelphia, January 24, 1792. 
Recommended for appointmeilt as consul at Curagoa by Z. G. 
Meade. He is engaged in trade in that island. (To Thomas 
Jefferson.) 

Phillips, George. {See Parsons, William Walter.) 



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Phillips, Joseph. Maidenhead, N. J., March 7, 1792. Applies for 
appointment as engineer in the western country. 

Phillips, Nath. Warren, R. I., June 15, 1790. Applies for ap- 
pointment as surveyor and searcher for Warren and Barrington. 
He served through the war. {Sec Thompson, Ebenezer. ) 

Pickering, John. Philadelphia, February 7, 1795. Recommended 
for appointment as district judge of New Hampshire in place of 
General Sullivan, deceased, by Paine Wingate. He is chief 
justice of the State supreme court. Also recommends William 
Simpson as marshal of the federal court. [See Langdon, John.) 

Pickering, Timothy. Philadelphia, September 3, 1790. Applies 
for appointment as Postmaster-General. His present offices in 
Luzerne county are insufficient to support his family, and he 
may lose them ; the titles of the Connecticut settlers at Wyoming 
are unsettled, and he depends largely upon his land. 

. Philadelphia, May 2, 1791. Applies for appointment as 

Comptroller of the Treasury. He is especially adapted for the 
office. (Two letters.) 

Pickham, William. [See Goodhue, . ) 

Pierce, JnO. [See White, John.) 

Pierce, William. Savannah, November i, 1788. Applies for ap- 
pointment as collector of the port of Savannah. 

. February 14, 1789. Renews his application. 

. (6"^^ Grayson, William; Williams, O. H.) 

Pike, William. Newbury Port, June 26, 1790. Applies for ap- 
pointment as collector of excise for the port of Newbury Port. 
Refers to Mr. Gerry, Mr. King, and Mr. Dalton. 

. Newbury Port, Mass., December 30, 1790. Applies for ap- 
pointment as inspector of militia. Refers to Mr. Goodhue. 

Pinckney, Charles. Mepkin Plantation, S. C, August 2, 1791. 
Recommended for appointment to a foreign mission by Henry 
Laurens. [See Drayton, Stephen ; Hall, George Abbott ; Holmes, 
; Motte, Colonel.) 

Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth. [See Hall, George Abbott.) 

Pinckney, . December 30, 1793. Recommended for appoint- 
ment as collector of the port of Annapolis by W. V. Murray. 
He is now storekeeper, and is competent and worthy. 

Pinckney, William. [See Kilty, John.) 

Pintard, John Marsden. Madeira, April 3, 1783. Applies for ap- 
pointment as consul at Madeira. (To the President of Congress.) 
He is now holding the office temporarily by appointment of the 
governor. The President of Congress transmits the letter, 
recommending the appointment, to the Secretary for Foreign 
Affairs. 

New York, July 16, 1789. Applies for appointment as con- 



sul to Lisbon. Is consul at Madeira. 



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PiNTARD, Lewis. New York, July lo, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment as naval officer of the port of New York. Me has enjoyed 
a high reputation in trade all his life. 

PiTFiELD, Benjamin. Philadelphia, May 19, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment to any small office. He is poor and desires to sup- 
port his family. 

Plater, George. (See Biscoe, George; Fenwick, Joseph; Rich- 
mond, Major .) 

Platt, Jeremiah. New York, July 18, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment as collector of customs for the port of New Haven. 

Platt, John. {See Jaquett, Peter.) 

Platt, Rich". (See Dodge, Samuel.) 

Pleasants, John P. (.5'^' Wickelhausen, Frederick Jacob.) 

Pleasants, Thomas. (See Thompson, Thomas.) 

Plowden, Edmund. (See Carbery, Henry.) 

Plunket, David. (See Purviance, John H.) 

Pollard, Benjamin. (See Page, John.) 

PoMEROY, Ralph. Hartford, July 20, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment as collector at New London, or in the loan office or as an 
excise officer. He served in the war as deputy quartermaster 
for Connecticut. 

Poole, Joseph. Wilmington, Del., April 21, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment as collector of customs for Wilmington. He exerted 
himself for the success of the Revolution. 

. New York, May 2, 1789. Refers to Robert Morris, Thomas 

Fitzgerald, William Constable, and Charles Smith. 

. Wilmington, May 22, 1789. Refers to Melancthon Smith 

and George Douglas. 

. Three letters, with many signers, recommend his appoint- 



ment. 

Pope, Charles. (^^^ Jaquett, Peter.) 

Pope, Edward. July 24, 1789. Recommended for appointment 
as collector of the port of New Bedford, Mass., by George 
Leonard. Also recommends Hodijah Baylis for appointment as 
collector of the port of Dighton. 

Porter, Andrew. August 24, 1789. Applies for appointment as 
surveyor-general of the Western Territory. Incloses letter 
from General Knox, in whose command he served during the 
war. 

Porter, David. "Revenue Cutter Active," Baltimore, August 17, 
1793. Applies for appointment as surveyor of the port of 
Baltimore. He is now master of the revenue cutter; he served 
as lieutenant on a frigate in the war and was captured and re- 
ceived cruel treatment. 



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Posey, Thomas. Fredericksburg, Va., June i, 1791. Applies for 
an appointment. He served during the war and is now in 
straitened circumstances. 

. Fredericksburg, Va., November 20, 1791. Renews his 

application. 

. "Rest," March 16, 1792. Recommended for appointment 

to the command of a regiment in the expedition against the 
Indians by B. Ball. He was long in Morgan's corps and in 
the light infantry with Wayne. - 

. Fredericksburg, June 5, 1792. Recommended for appoint- 
ment as brigadier-general by G. Weedon. He served in the 
Army with distinguished reputation ; he is well acquainted with 
Indian warfare and our frontier country. 

Fredericksburg, November 21, 1795. Applies for appoint- 



ment as land officer on the northwest side of the Ohio. He 
desires to settle there. (To James Madison.) 

Potter, Samuel J. (Sec Thurston, Edward.) 

Potter, Samuel S. (Sec Rhode Island.) 

Potts, Ricvj^ard. Frederick Town, July 17, 1794. Applies for ap- 
pointment as collector of the port of Baltimore. He has filled 
various public trusts and desires the office for the support of his 
family. 

. Dougheragen, July 21, 1794. Recommended by Charles 

Carroll, of Carrollton. He will resign his seat in the senate, 
as he can not support his family. 

Powell, William. New York, May 6, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment as weighmaster and gauger or surveyor of the port of 
New Haven. 

Philadelphia, February 23. 1793. Applies for appointment 



as surveyor of the port of New Haven. Refers to testimonials. 
(Not on file.) 

Power, Nicho. (See Allen, Capt. Paul.) 

Prentis, William. Petersburg, July 19, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment in the customs service. (To Samuel Griffin.) (See 
Grayson, William.) 

Preston, William. Montgomery County, Va. , May 10, 1792. 
Applies for appointment in the military service. He is the son 
of Col. William Preston. 

Priestly, Joseph. (See White, Alexander.) 

Procter, Thomas. Philadelphia, July 5, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment in the War or Ordnance Department. He has lost 
his property, and has a thorough knowledge of ordnance. 

Pross, John. Elizabeth Town, June 30, 1789. Recommended for 
continuance in office as collector or naval officer by Elias Day- 
ton. He now holds the office under State appointment and is 
highly qualified. 



I04 

PuGLiA, Jamks Ph. Philadelphia, November 9, 1793. Applies for 
appointment as a clerk in the office of the Secretary of State. 
He is an expert bookkeeper and knows three languages. (To 
Thos. Jefferson.) 

PuMRoY, Ralph. (.SVt- Trumbull, Jonathan.) 

PuRViANCK, John H. Baltimore, August i, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment as surveyor of the port of Baltimore. 

. September 14, 1789. Applies for appointment as auditor 

or register of the United States. Petition, with numerous sig- 
natures, urges his appointment. 

Baltimore, August 7, 1793. David Plunket recommends 



him. 



Baltimore, August 8, 1793. Sam Smith recommends him. 

. (See Purviance, Robert.) 

PuRviANCE, Robert. Baltimore, April 13, 1789. Applies for an 
appointment from the President. Recites his losses of prop- 
erty. (To James McHenry.) 

. New York, May 19, 1789. Applies for an appointment for 

himself and his nephew, John H. Purviance. 

. Baltimore, July 19. Applies for appointment as successor 

to General Williams. 

. Baltimore, May 24, 1789. Recommended for appointment 

to an office in the customs by James McHenry. He is in need 
of the money, is competent, and was a Federalist; Mr. Smith's 
opposition to him is doubted. (An interesting letter, with per- 
sonal comments.) 

. May 25, 1789. J. E. Howard recommends him. 

. Baltimore, April 20, 1791. Recommended for appoint- 
ment as Comptroller by James McHenry. 

. Statement, unsigned and undated, says he has lost all his 

property and has his brother's children to support, but that he 
has not the qualities for filling acceptably an important office. 
The nephew, John H. Purviance, is worthy of an appointment. 

Baltimore, July 18, 1794. Sam Smith recommends him. 
Baltimore, July 18, 1794. Recommended for appointment 



as collector of the port of Baltimore by James McHenry, Sam 
Smith, John HoUins, and others. 

— . Fayetteville, July 20, 1794. Recommended by James Mc- 
Henry. He has discharged duties of a similar character and is 
worthy. 

— . (See McHenry, James.) 



Putnam, Bartholomew. (See Goodhue, .) 

Putnam, Benjamin. Savannah, Ga., December 30, 1790. Applies 
for appointment, preferably in the excise or a surgeon of the 
Seamen's Hospital. He was a surgeon in the Continental Army 



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under Col. John Nixon, P. B. Bradley, and Josiah Parker, to 
whom he refers. 

Putnam, Henry. Savannah, Ga., November 20, 1790. Applies for 
appointment to the command of one of the revenue vessels. 
He served during the whole war, and is now greatly reduced in 
circumstances. 

Savannah, November 20, 1790. Recommended by John 



McQueen, J. Houstoun, James Armstrong, and a number of 
others in a joint letter. 

Putnam, Rufus. New York, July 15, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment as judge in the Ohio Territory in place of General Var- 
num, deceased. He would also like to be surveyor; he intends 
to live at Muskingum. 

Ramos, Mangel P. (Undated.) Applies for appointment as consul 
at Oporto. 

Ramsay, David. {See Lehre, Thomas.) 

Ramsay, Nat. Charlestown (Md.), August 16, 1789. Applies for 
an appointment in the judiciary. He has studied and prac- 
ticed IgAv. 

City Tavern (N. Y.), Saturday evening. Applies for ap- 



pointment as collector for the port of Baltimore. 
— . (6V^ Graybell, Jacob; Lynn, Col. John.) 



Randall, Paul Richard. New York, May, 1789. Applies for 
appointment as secretary to the legation at France, England, 
or Spain, or any other office. He was secretary to the Algerian 
embassy, and has never been paid. 

. New York, March 11, 1790. Applies for an appointment 

in the foreign service. (To the Secretary of State.) 

May 10, 1790. Says he desires an office that has a salary 



attached to it. 
— . (^^r Washington, George. 



Randall, Thomas. (See Lawrence, Jon.) 

Randolph, Asher. (See Bancker, Abr"'.) • 

Randolph, D. M. June 28, 1789. Applies for appointment in the 
collection of duties on the James River. He is a farmer, and 
lives at Bermuda Hundred. 



— . Presque Isle, June 15, 1790. Applies for appointment as 
commissioner of loans. He thinks Colonel Heth, the incum- 
bent, would prefer some other office. (To Thomas Jefferson.) 

(See Grayson, William ; Griffin, Samuel ; Johnston, John 



Waller; Page, John.) 

Randolph, Edmund. Philadelphia, January 11, 1794. Writes say- 
ing that Mr. Bourne is not desirous of accepting the office 



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of district attorney (of Rhode Island) ; that Mr. Howell is tal- 
ented, but not learned in the law; but that Mr. Green would 
give satisfaction and gratify the parties. {Sec Heth, William; 
Telles, . ) 

Randolph, N. F". Hopewell, N. J., August 24, 1791. Applies for ap- 
pointment in the Department of State. (To Thomas Jefferson.) 

Rapalje, Garret. New York, March i, 1794. Applies for appoint- 
ment as consul at New Orleans or other place. (To Edmund 
Randolph.) 

Rattoon, John, and others. {See Bell, Andrew.) 

Ray, . {See Grayson, William.) 

Read, Collinson. Philadelphia, June 29. Certificate that he is a 
regularly admitted attorney, signed by Edm. Burd, prothonotary 
of the supreme court of Pennsylvania. 

Read, Jacob. (^«?^ Simons, James; Stephens, William.) 

Read, James. Philadelphia, September 18, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment as clerk of the circuit court. He was made prothono- 
tary of the supreme court of the province in 1745, and held a 
similar office up to the Declaration of Independence; was after- 
wards in the assembly and is now in the council. 

. Philadelphia, September 18, 1789. Recommended for an 

appointment by Clement Biddle. He is register of the court of 
admiralty; was a firm friend of his country during the Revolu- 
tion, and was in the assembly and supreme executive council. 

Read, James. Wilmington, N. C, December 23, 1789. Applies for 
continuance in the ofifice of collector of port, Brunswick. He 
served as an officer in the Army from 1775 to the close of the 
war, and in 1784 was appointed to the office he now holds. 
{See North Carolina.) 

Read, John, Jr. Newcastle, December 17, 1794. Applies for ap- 
pointment as commissioner in bankruptcy for Pennsylvania. 
(To Edmund Randolph.) 

Reily, William. New York, July 17, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment as collector, surveyor, or naval officer for Baltimore. He 
served throughout the war in the Maryland line. 

Remsen, Henry. New York, May 11, 1789. Applies for an ap- 
pointment. He has been uniformly attached to the American 
cause and has lost nearly all of his property. 

. New York, July 30, 1789. Enumerates his services since 

the peace as commissioner to count and destroy paper money, 
as assistant to the auditor in the adjustment of accounts and 
claims, and as interpreter of Low Dutch to Congress since 1785. 

New York, January 27, 1795. Applies for appointment as 



commissioner of loans for New York. (To Rufus King.) 
— . New York, January 28, 1795. Renews application. 



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— . (Undated.) Incloses copies of testimonials from Charles 
Thomson and Thomas Jefferson. He was Under Secretary of 
Congress and chief clerk of the Department of State. 

— . * [See Halstead, John.) 



Revere, Paul. Boston, February 5, 1791. Applies for an appoint- 
ment in the proposed system of excise. As he does not know 
the President personally, he refers to General Knox, General 
Lincoln, Mr. Adams, and Mr. Gerry. 

Reyman, G. C. F. New York, December, 1793. Applies for ap- 
pointment as translator in one of the Departments. He knows 
ten languages. 

February 7, 1794. Refers to General Lamb, of the New 



York custom-house, Leonard Bleecker, James Watson, Daniel 
Cotton, and Mr. Sheridan, of Philadelphia. 

Reynolds, William. York, March 9, 1789. Applies for an appoint- 
ment. He is poor, having suffered reverses in consequence of 
the war. (To Hon. Samuel Griffin.) 

. October 20, 1789. Renews his application. 

. ' January 23, 1791. Renews his application, hoping for an 

office under the National Bank bill. (To Hon. Samuel Griffin.) 

. (.S"!?^ Bispham, Stephen; Griffin, Samuel; Page, John.) 



Rhea, James. Monmouth County, N. J., January 14, 1793. Rec- 
ommended for appointment as an ensign in the Army by his 
brother, Jonathan Rhea. He served in the Monmouth militia 
during the war and with General St. Clair against the Indians. 
(The writer alludes to his own services in the Revolution and his 
"exertions in detecting the treachery of Depeyster, and what I 
then and still believe to have been an intended assassination.") 

Rhea, Jonathan. {See Rhea, James.) 

Rhode Island. Newport, June 9, 1790. Arthur Fenner, Samuel S. 
Potter, James Arnold, and seven others, constituting the upper 
branch of the legislature, recommend Ebenezer Thompson as 
collector at Providence, Theodore Foster as naval officer, and 
William Tyler as surveyor. They now hold the offices under 
State appointment. 

Rhodes, Joseph W. Walpole, Mass., March 13, 1792. Applies for 
an appointment. He is a physician and is poor. 

Rhodes, Zachariah. Pawtuxet, R. I., June 6, 1790. Applies for 
continuance in office as surveyor for the port of Pawtuxet. He 
now holds the office by State appointment. {See Thompson, 
Ebenezer.) 

Rice, John. Philadelphia, October 7, 1790. Applies for an appoint- 
ment in command of a revenue cutter. His services in the 
Revolution and his recommendations make him hope for success 
in his application. 



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Rick, John. Boston, January 2, 1791. Applies for an appointment 
in the excise department. He graduated at Cambridge in 1774, 
and entered the military service in July, 1775, serving, with the 
exception of one year, till the end of the war; he was in^the line, 
the commissary department, and on General Heth's staff, and 
in the Quartermaster's Department; since the war he has been 
connected with the settlement of State and federal accounts. 

Richards, M. {See Trumbull, Jonathan.) 

Richardson, Archibald. {See Parker, Josiah.) 

Richardson, William. Philadelphia, December 12, 1792. Rec- 
ommended for appointment as inspector of excise for the east- 
ern shore of Maryland by W. V. Manay. Also recommends for 
same position John Eccleston. 

Richmond, Christopher. Philadelphia, March 7, 1791. Applies 
for an appointment. His present appointment is temporary, and 
he desires a permanent post. 

. Annapolis, November 10, 1790. Recommended by Th. 

Johnson. He served in the Army, and is now employed in set- 
tling the accounts of Maryland with the Government. 

. Annapolis, December 21, 1790. Recommended by George 

Plater. He has for some time been employed as auditor for 
accounts in Maryland, and would discharge any trust well. 

^ — . Baltimore, January 11, 1791. Recommended by James 

McHenry. 

Philadelphia, March 7, 1791. Recommended by Daniel 



Carroll. 



— . Annapolis, March 15, 1791. Recommended by J. E. 
Howard. 

— . Annapolis, March 26, 1791. Recommended by A. C. Han- 
son. His capacity has been demonstrated in many offices. 

— . Wye, May 25, 1791. Recommended by William Paca. 

— . Baltimore, July 20, 1794. Applies for appointment as col- 
lector of Baltimore, Gen. Otho H. Williams having died. He 
is now deputy collector. 

Baltimore, July 22, 1794. Applies for appointment as col- 



lector of Baltimore. John Wright, Philadelphia, July 25, 1794, 
transmits the letter. (To Maj. John Wright.) 

— . {See Stone, M. J.) 



Rickard, William. Washington, N. C, June 15, 1791. Applies 
for an appointment. He served as a lieutenant in a regiment 
under Gen. Henry Jackson, and was at the surrender at York- 
town. 

Washington, Beaufort County, N. C, November 8, 1791. 



Applies for appointment as inspector of militia. He had his 
legs frozen at Staten Island, 1783. 

RiDDicK, Josiah. {See Parker, Josiah.) 



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RiDDiCK, Lemuel. Philadelphia, December 19, 1791. Recom- 
mended for appointment in the customs service in place of 
Benjamin Bartlet, resigned, by J. Parker. He lost property in 
the war. Also writes disparagingly of John Lawson, an appli- 
cant. {See Parker, Josiah.) 

RiDOUT, Thomas. Montreal, August 15, 1788. Applies for an of- 
fice. He was captured by the Indians on his way to the Falls 
of the Ohio, and kept captive for a month. 

RiTTENHOUSE, David. {See Barton, William; Elliott, Andrew; 
Voight, Henry.) 

Roach, Isaac. Philadelphia, September i, 1790. Applies for ap- 
pointment in command of one of the revenue cutters. He was 
an officer during the Revolution, and knows the navigation of 
Delaware Bay and adjacent coast. 

Roane, Christopher. Petersburg, July 11, 1789. Recommended 
for continuance in office as searcher at City Point by Joseph 
Jones. He now holds the office, and is a man of high character. 

. New York, July 31, 1789. John Page recommends him. 

. {See Bland, Colonel.) 

Robinson, Jonathan. (6'^i? Vining, John; Wolcott, Oliver.) 

Robinson, J. R. November -r9, 1792. Applies for a military ap- 
pointment. He served through the Revolution, and thinks this 
is a time for the sons of freedom to step forward. 

Robinson, Moses. {See Tolmsin, Thomas.) 

RoDGERS, John. {See Van Voorhis, John.) 

Rodman, Daniel. New York, January 29, 1790. Applies for ap- 
pointment as collector of the port of Newport, R. I. He fur- 
•nished money in the Revolution, and is now poor. 

Rodney, Thomas. {See McKean, Chief Justice.) 

Rogers, Daniel D. {See Bromfield, — — . ) 

Rogers, Hez. Norwalk, Conn., September 24, 1793. Applies for 
appointment as collector for New Haven. He alludes to his 
former services. 

Rogers, . {See Hamilton, A.) 

Rogers, Nathaniel. Stratham, October 16, 1790. Recommended 
for appointment as commissioner of loans for New Hampshire 
by Paine Wingate. He comes from the desirable part of the 
State, and is in every way deserving. 

. Philadelphia, February 17, 1791. Paine Wingate recom- 
mends him for supervisor of the revenue in New Hampshire; 
also recommends William Wingate as inspector of the excise at 
Haverhill, and William Simpson as inspector in the western part 
of the State. 

. {See Hill, Aaron.) 



Rogers, Theo. {See Snow, Samuel.) 
Rogers, Zabdiel. {See Snow, Samuel.) 



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RoNEV, John. Philadelphia, April 17, 1792. Recommended for 
appointment as clerk in the Mint by William Lambert. (To 
Thos. Jefferson.) He entered the Army in 1776 as a private, 
and was discharged as a lieutenant in 1783. Also recommends 
Michael Ford for a similar position. 

Ross, David. {See Claiborne, William.) 

Ross, John. Burlington, N. J., June 25, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment as collector of customs for New Jersey. He is naval 
officer of the middle New Jersey district under State appoint- 
ment, and desires a continuance in the service. [See Brodie, 
William Douglas; Smith, Sam; Tucker, Ebenezer.) 

Rowan, Robert. Senate Chamber, February 12, 1790. Recom- 
mended for appointment as commissioner of loans for North 
Carolina in place of William Skinner, deceased, by Timothy 
Bloodworth. He was an officer of merit in the war, and has 
filled several offices of trust since. 

A communication, unsigned, but apparently from a Mr. 



Steele, also recommends him. 

Rowland, Zachariah. Richmond, September 13, 1790. Recom- 
mended for appointment as surveyor of the port of Richmond, 

in place of Braxton, resigned, by William Heth. Also 

recommends John Hogue to be searcher. 

. Richmond, September 14, 1790. Samuel Griffin recom- 



mends Rowland and Hogue. 

Rudolph, M. In camp near Pittsburg, October 16, 1792. Applies 
for appointment as collector for the port of Baltimore. He is a 
major of dragoons, but desires to be with his family. 

Rush, Benj. {See Pfeiffer, Dr. ; Wynkoop, James.) 

Rush, Jacob. {See Bayard, John; Witman, John.) 

Russell, David. {See Wolcott, Oliver.) 

Russell, Eleazer. {See Langdon, John.) 

Russell, John Miller. Boston, October 25, 1794. Recommended 
for appointment as consul for Russia by Thomas Russell, his 
father. 

Russell, Joseph and William. {See Peck, William.) 

Russell, Joseph, Jr. {See Dunn, Samuel.) 

Russell, Thomas. {See Russell, John Miller.) 

Rutherford, John. Morrisania, June 28, 1790. Applies for ap- 
pointment as commissioner to settle the accounts between the 
United States and the individual States. 

Rutledge, Ed. {See Lehre, Themas.) 

RuTLEDGE, J. {See Lehre, Thos.) 

RvAN, M. Richmond, March 12, 1790. Applies for appointment 
in the militia. Alludes to former service in the military line. 



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Saabye, Hans Rudolph. Copenhagen, August 15, 1789. Applies 
for appointment as consul-general. He sympathizes with Amer- 
ica, and now conducts business for a number of American 
merchants. 

Newport, December 27, 1789. Chris. Champlin and George 



Champlin, in joint letter, commend him. 

Sage, Comp^ort. Middletown, July 31, 1789. Applies for continu- 
ance in office in connection with the collection of the impost at 
Middletown or New London. He is at present naval officer 
at Middletown. 



— . Middletown, Augusts, 1789. Applies for an appointment. 
He thinks he has been unjustly treated in being left out in the 
distribution of revenue offices in Connecticut. 

— . Middletown, November 4, 1789. Applies for appointment 
as surveyor for the port of Middletown. He served as naval 
officer under General Huntington, and expected to be continued 
by the new Government. 

— . Norwich, November 19, 1789. Recommended for appoint- 
ment as collector at Middletown by Samuel Huntington. Mr. 
A. Miller is about to resign. 

— . Petitions, January 20 and January 27, 1789, urge his ap- 
pointment. 

— . May 12, 1794. Applies for appointment as collector at 
new port of entry contemplated on Connecticut River. Now 
holds office. 

— . Connecticut, November i, 1794. Recommended for ap- 
pointment as collector at Middletown by Samuel Huntington. 

— . January 9, 1795. Renews application. 

Say Brook, February 11, 1895. William Hart recommends 



him. 

. New London, March 19, 1795. J- Huntington also rec- 
ommends him. 

St. Clair, A. {See Gilman, Joseph.) 

St. Clair, Daniel. Montgomery County, February 27, 1791. Ap- 
plies for appointment as collector of excise in the western part 
of the State (of Maryland). 

Salmon, George. Baltimore, February 13, 1791. Applies for ap- 
pointment as excise officer of Baltimore. 

. Baltimore, January 29, 1791. Recommended for appoint- 
ment as collector of excise by James McHenry. He is a retired 
merchant and judge, and a man of high character. 

. Fayetteville, August 8, 1793. Recommended for appoint- 
ment as collector of Baltimore by James McHenry. He is an 
excellent citizen and magistrate. 

Fayetteville, July 20, 1794. Recommended for appoint- 



ment in the customs service by James McHenry. 



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Saltonstall, Richard R. New York, February 5, 1790. Applies 
for an office. Refers to Hon. William Samuel Johnson. 

Sands, Comfort. (.SVr Tanner, John.) 

Sargent, Epes. New York, June 2, 1789. Recommended for ap- 
pointment as collector of customs at the port of Gloucester, 
Mass., by Mr. Goodhue, from Massachusetts. {See Goodhue, 
Mr.) 

Sarmento, Mr. (See Washington, George.) 

Savage, George. Northampton, Va., November 22, 1789. Applies 
for appointment of commissioner of wrecks. He now holds 
office as collector of the port of Cherrystone. Also recommends 
John Upshur, sr. , for continuance as commissioner. (See Parker, 
Josiah.) 

Sayre, Stephen. London, January 3, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment as naval commissioner and consul-general at London. 

. Havre de Grace, August 25, 1790. Applies for some 

European appointment. 

. 261 South Front Street (Philadelphia), July 13, 1793. Re- 



news his application. 

Schultze, Frederick William. New York, December 9, 1795. 
Recommended for appointment as consul at Bremen by Timo. 
Green. He is a merchant at that place. 

Schuman, James. {See Conway, John.) 

Schureman, James. {See Neilson, John.) 

Scott, David Wilson. {See Wolcott, Oliver.) 

Scott, Gustavus. Cambridge (Md.), March 10, 1789. Applies for 
an appointment. Refers to Senators Henry and Carroll, of 
Maryland. 

. April 19, 1789. Edward Floyd writes recommending him 

for a legal appointment. (To Samuel Griffin.) 

— - — . August 30, 1789. Repeats application. 

. November 12, 1789. Repeats application. 



— . Statement sets forth that he has no just pretensions to 
judicial appointment, was neutral during the war, and the purity 
of his professions is doubted. 

(.SV^ Bland, Colonel; Freeman, Thomas; Grayson, William; 



Griffin, Samuel.) 

Scott, Richard Marshall. Alexandria, June 15, 1789. Applies 
for appointment in collection of the impost on the Potomac 
River. 

. Alexandria, March 19, 1789. Recommended by B. Wash- 
ington (G. Washington's uncle). He stands high in his pro- 
fession. 



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— . Alexandria, June 15, 1789. Petition, with numerous sig- 
natures, urges his appointment. He is deputy to the naval 
officer at South Potomac. 

— . {See Lee, Charles.) 



ScuDDER, William. Goshen, N. Y., May 23, 1790. Applies for a 
military appointment. He served in the war from 1775, and in 
1779 was taken prisoner by the Indians. Has suffered misfor- 
tunes. 

Seagrove, James. Savannah, July 24, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment in collection of excise in Georgia. He served with Wash- 
ington during a part of the campaign before Boston. Refers to 
Pierce Butler, Robert Morris, S. W. Johnson, Jeremiah Wads- 
worth, Redames Burke, Thomas Fitz Simons, George Mathews, 
James Jackson, and Abraham Baldwin. 



— . April 16, 1790. Applies for better appointment. Is col- 
lector at St. Mary's. Refers to service as aide to General 
Lincoln. 

— . {See Williams, O. H.) 



Searson, John. Philadelphia. September 13, 1796. Applies for 
appointment as a clerk. He is in want. 

Seaton, AuC. Richmond, February 19, 1791. Applies for ap- 
pointment as keeper of the light-house at Cape Henry. He was 
quartermaster to Grayson's regiment and left the Army in 1778, 
and was never paid. 

Sedgwick, Theodore. {See Wadsworth, Mr. .) 



Seely, Samuel. Chatham, N. J., April 22, 1789. Applies for a 
public office of small salary. He served throughout the war as 
lieutenant in the First Jersey Regiment. 

Segar, John. New York, September 9, 1789. Recommended for 
appointment as surveyor in the place of Stage Davis, who will 
resign, by Richard Bland Lee. 

Seney, Jos. (6V^ Gassaway, Maj. John ; Hollingsworth, Zebulon.) 

Sentoe, Isaac. {See Lyman, Daniel.) 

Seton, William. {See Feliecty, Philip.) 

Sevier, John. {See Avery, W.) 

Sewall, David. {See Hobby, John; Thatcher, George.) 

Sewall, Henry. Boston, April 18, 1789. Recommended by B. 
Lincoln. (A long letter relating to the system of appointment.) 

. Boston, March 3, 1789. Recommended for an appoint- 
ment by Joseph Ward. He was aide to General Heath, and 
was an officer under General Ward. He is competent. (To 
General Lincoln.) 

. (Undated.) Recommended in an unsigned memorandum. 

He served as captain in the line and aide to General Heath. 
AP. OF. 8. 



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Sewall, Stephen. Marblehead, August i, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment as collector. He now holds office of naval officer 
under appointment by the legislature. {See Goodhue, Mr.) 

Shallcross, Joseph. Alexandria, March 28, 1789. Recommended 
for appointment as naval officer at Wilmington, Del., by George 
Gilpin. 

. Wilmington, April 11, 1789. Recommended for appoint- 
ment as collector of customs at Wilmington by Jno. Lea, Pat. 
O'Flinn, Eben. Aug. Smith, and twenty-two others. He is well 
acquainted with commercial transactions. 

. Elkton, April 14, 1789. Recommended for appointment 

by H. Hollingsworth. He is the man who carried the informa- 
tion of the strength of the enemy at Wilmington in 1777. 

. {See White, Alexander.) 



Sharp, John. Philadelphia, May 13, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment as officer of a revenue boat in Pennsylvania. He served 
as captain in the Revolution, and is now in need of employment. 
(Transmitted through Hon. Peter Muhlenberg.) 

Shaw, James. July 2, 1789. Applies for appointment as clerk of 
the district court in Maryland. Refers to Mr. Henry for con- 
duct during the Revolution. 

Shaw, Samuel. Boston, January 2, 1790. Applies for appointment 
as consul at Canton, China. He held the office by Congressional 
appointment in 1786, and asks for a new commission under the 
new Government. {See Washington, George.) 

Shearman, John. {See White, Alexander.) 

Sheftall, Moses. Indorsed January 7, 1795. One indorsement; 
no papers. 

Shelden, James. Recommended for appointment by Jos. Stanton. 

Shepard, Richard. Philadelphia, May 24, 1794. Applies for ap- 
pointment as lieutenant on one of the frigates to be fitted out by 
the Government. He was bred to the sea. Has been recom- 
mended by Members of Congress from North Carolina. 

Shepard, Wm. Westfield, November 6, 1791. Applies for appoint- 
ment as superintendent of Indian affairs. He is known to the 
President. 

Springfield, December 5, 1790. Recommended by Samuel 



Lyman. He was a brave officer during the war, and rendered 
service in the late insurrection. (To Jonathan Trumbull.) 

Shepard, William. Newbern, N. C, December 5, 1789. Applies 
for appointment as naval officer at Newbern. 

. New York, July 29, 1790. Applies for office of loan com- 
missioner in North Carolina. Refers to Messrs. Johnson, Haw- 
kins, and Williamson, of that State, and Messrs. P. Muhlenberg, 
Hiester, Howell, and Irwin, from Pennsylvania. 

. {See North Carolina.) 



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Shepherd, Joseph. (Sec While, Alexander.) 

Sherburne, Henry. Newport, January i8, 1790. Applies for ap- 
pointment as collector of the port of Newport. He has devoted 
most of his life to the military and civil service. {See Flint, 
Royal.) 

Sherburne, Samuel. {See Parker, John.) 

Sherman, Isaac. New Haven, April 20, 1789. Applies for an ap- 
pointment. He was eight years in the war, and three years in 
the surveying department. 

Philadelphia, April 28, 1794. Applies for appointment as 



Treasurer of the Mint, the present incumbent being about to 
resign. 

Shipman, Nathaniel. {See Vermont appointments.) 

Shippen, W. (.SV^ Wynkoop, James.) 

Shubart, Michael. Philadelphia, July 8, 1791. Applies for an 
appointment. He is a distiller and out of employment. Refers 
to Robert Morris and Frederick A. Muhlenberg for his character. 

. December 11, 1792. Renews application, specifying office 



of register of ships. 

Shute, William. Errzabeth Town, August 4, 1790. Applies for 
appointment as commissioner of the loan office in New Jersey. 
Refers to previous indorsements filed with Secretary Hamilton. 
(Not on file.) 

SiCKELS, Zach. New York, September, 1789. Applies for an ap- 
pointment as clerk. He served in the northern department with 
Col. Morgan Lewis from 1777 to 1781, and is now in want. 

Silliman, G. Selleck. (.SV^ Smedley, Samuel.) 

SiLVA, Jose Roiz. {See Lima, Jose E. de.) 

Simmes, Ch. {See McRea, James M.) 

Simmons, James M. {See Baldwin, Abr. ; Jenkins, John.) 

Simmons, William. Philadelphia, July 4, 1791. Applies for ap- 
pointment as Auditor of the Treasury. He is now principal 
clerk, and is temporarily performing the Auditor's duties. 

. Albany, March 24, 1794. Recommended for an appointment 

by Alexander Hamilton. He served for some time in the De- 
partment and is worthy. 

. January 31, 1795. Renews application, another vacancy 

having occurred. 

. March 17, 1795. Applies for appointment as accountant 



of the War Department. 

SiMMS, Charles. Alexandria, December 25, 1795. Applies for ap- 
pointment as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. He is 
informed that Mr. Blair has resigned. 



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Simons, James. Charleston, February 25, 1794. Applies for ap- 
pointment as naval officer at Charleston. Recites the critical 
condition of Colonel Motte, the incumbent, and his previous ap- 
plication. (Not on file.) 

. May 20, 1795. Renews application, and refers to recom- 
mendations from Hon. Pierce Butler and Colonel Read. (Not 
on file.) (To Edmund Randolph.) 

. Charleston, May 20, 1795. Recommended by Jacob Read. 

He is a native of South Carolina and is well qualified. 

Charleston, May 20, 1795. Recommended by P. Butler. 



He fought during the war and is well qualified. 

Simpson, Jamks. Chatsworth, August 11, 1790. Recommended for 
appointment as a surveyor of the back lands by George Lux. 
He holds the office now. All his family were Whigs during 
the war. 

Simpson, William. Philadelphia, November 18, 1791. Recom- 
mended for office as marshal of New Hampshire district by 
Paine Wingate. He is now in the legislature and has been a 
sheriff in one of the counties. {See Pickering, John ; Rogers, 
Nathaniel.) 

SiTGREAVES, JoHN. Edcnton, November 6, 1790. Recommended 
for appointment as judge of the district court by Hu: Wil- 
liamson. He is at present United States attorney; was a Mem- 
ber of Congress and speaker of the assembly. Also recommends 
William Hill for Sitgreaves' place. He is a young lawyer of 
promise and was a member of the convention. 

. Philadelphia, December 16, 1790. Recommended by John 

Ashe. 

. (^V^ Bloodworth, Timothy ; Daves, John; North Carolina. ) 



Skerrett, Clement. New York, July 13, 1789. Applies for any 
appointment. He was aide to Colonel Clinton and served as an 
officer in the Maryland artillery. 

Skinner, John. Fayette Ville (N. C), December 4, 1789. A state- 
ment from Sam Johnston, the governor, that he is a member of 
the State senate and a man of high character. 

. Edenton, January 27, 1798. Applies for appointment as 

commissioner of loans for North Carolina in place of William 
Skinner, deceased. Is marshal for North Carolina district. 
(Letter addressed to Oliver Wolcott, Secretary of the Treasury.) 

. New York, March 22, 1790. Recommended for appoint- 
ment as marshal by Hu: Williamson. His family and connec- 
tions have long been influential. He has been in the legislature 
and governor's council. 

. (Undated ) Hu: Williamson, Timothy Bloodworth, John 

B. Ashe, and John Steele recommend his appointment as 
marshal. 

. (See Payne, Michael.) 



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Skipwith, Fulwar. Portsmouth, November 25, 1792. Applies 
for an appointment. He went to Martinique in August, 1792, 
but was denied recognition as United States consul. Refers to 
Messrs. Jefferson, Lear, and Langdon. (.S"^'^ Washington, 
George.) 

Slade, George. (See Hopewell, James; Thomas, John Allen.) 

Sloane, Alexander. Baltimore, February 14, 1790. Recom- 
mended for appointment as consul at Civita Vecchia by John 
Carroll. He is a Scotchman and expects no remuneration. (To 
Hon. Daniel Carroll.) 

Sloyer, Joseph. Philadelphia, September 5, 1791. Recommended 
for appointment as consul at Figueira, Portugal, by William 
Cramond. He speaks English, and desires no compensation. 

Small, John. (Undated.) Applies for appointment as keeper of a 
light-house. He was injured by an accident on board the ves- 
sel Governor Livingston from France with war stores and can not 
follow the sea. He performed long service in the war. 

Smallwood, W. {See Carberry, Henry; Denny, Robert.) 

Smedley, Samuel. Fairfield, February 7, 1789. Recommended for 
appointment as collector at Fairfield by Thaddeus Burr. He 
entered the naval service in 1776; was captured and confined in 
prison in England. Afterwards commanded a ship and bore 
dispatches. 

. Fairfield, Conn., July 7, 1789. Recommended for appoint- 
ment as first officer of Fairfield district by G. Selleck Silliman, 
Thaddeus Burr, and eight others. He commanded the ship 
Defence during the war. He was captured and imprisoned in 
England. 

. New York, July 11, 1789. Applies for appointment as col- 
lector of the port of Fairfield. He is a native of the town and 
knows its creeks and harbors. 

. {See North Carolina.) 

Smith, Cephas. {See Wolcott, Oliver.) 

Smith, Eben Aug. {See Shallcross, Joseph.) 

Smith, Edward. (^V^t- Grayson, William; White, Alexander.) 

Smith, George W. Tappahannock, July 20, 1789. Applies for a 
clerkship or office in the customs service. His father served in 
the war. {See Muse, Lawrence.) 

Smith, Isaac. {See Smith, John Penington.) 

Smith, Israel. {See Burrall, Charles; Fitch, Jabez G. ; Vermont 
appointments.) 

Smith, Jeremiah. {See Bourne, Sylvanus.) 

Smith, John Kilry. New Glocester, January 7, 1791. Applies for 
appointment as inspector of militia for the district of Maine. 
He served through the whole war. 



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S.MiTH, John Penington. Trenton, February 14, 1792. Recom- 
mended for appointment as attorney-general of the Western 
Territory by his father, Isaac Smith. He is a lawyer of stand- 
ing and his political principles are good. 

Smith, Jonathan. Philadelphia, December 5, 1793. Recommended 
for appointment as commissioner of loans for Pennsylvania by 
Richard Peters. His father held the office until death. He is 
well qualified, and his family is poor. 

Smith, Justus B. New York, June 6, 1791. Recommended for 
appointment as marshal of the New York district by Judge 
Tho. C. Troup and Richard Harrison, attorney for the United 
States. He is now deputy marshal. 

Smith, Merriwether. Bathurst, Va. , July 20, 1789. Applies for 
appointment in the judiciary or customs service in Virginia. 
He rendered service during the Revolution. 

. December 4, 1790. Renews application. (To Thomas 

Jefferson.) 

Smith, Nath. Baltimore, July 10, 1789; Applies for appointment 
as ganger or surveyor. Refers to William Smith and Robert 
Purviance. 

. Annapolis, August i, 1789. J. E. Howard recommends 

him. He served in the artillery. 

. August 2, 1789. Renews application. He served in the 



. William Spear, Ja. Sterritt, Jas. Calhoun, and eleven others 

in joint petition (undated) recommend him. 

Smith, Noah. (See Vermont appointments.) 

Smith, R. (.SVt' Matthews, William; Mitchell, John.) 

Smith, Robt. Baltimore, September 5, 1789. Applies for an ap- 
pointment in the judicial department. (See Telles, John.) 

Smith, Sam. Baltimore, January 2, 1791. Recommends for health 
officers at ports: Reuben Gilder, who served during the war as 
surgeon to the Delaware regiment; John Coultor, who repre- 
sented Baltimore in the Constitutional Convention; John Ross, 
a young man of capabilities. (.SV^ Anderson, Benjamin ; Ballard, 
Robert; Dodge, Samuel; Delozier, D. ; Eichelberger, Martin; 
Graybell, Jacob; Hall, John; Keeports, George P.; Purviance, 
John H. ; Purviance, Robert; Walsh, John.) 

Smith, Thomas. Belmont, May 12, 1789. Recommended for ap- 
pointment as loan officer by Richard Peters. He holds the office 
and has given every satisfaction. 

. Philadelphia, May 14, 1789. Applies for a federal appoint- 
ment. He has been for twelve years commissioner of the Con- 
tinental loan office for Pennsylvania and desires a similar 
appointment under the new Government. 

. Philadelphia, May 16, 1791. Recommended for appoint- 
ment as district judge in place of Francis Hopkinson. deceased. 



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by William Smith. He is known to the President and has done 
legal business for him. He was a soldier in the war and has 
held important offices. 

— . [See Alexander, William Carlisle.) 



Smith, William (of South Carolina). New York, July 17, 1790. 
Recommends for appointment as commissioner in South Caro- 
lina under the funding bill, Peter Bounetheau and Daniel 
Stevens; for inspector of the revenue, Edward Trescot, Col. 
John Mitchell, Daniel Stevens, Peter Bounetheau; for command 
of one of the revenue cutters, Capt. William Hall and Capt. 
Jacob Milligan. 

— . Philadelphia, February 19, 1791. Recommends Daniel 

Stevens for supervisor of the revenue in South Carolina; for 
inspectors, Peter Bounetheau, Edward Trescot, and William 
Mitchell. 

(^SV^ Buchanan, William; Delozier, D. ; Macarty, William; 



Matthews, William; Montgomery, John; Smith, Thomas: 
Stevens, Daniel; Vanderhost, Mr.; Webb, William.) 

Smith, W. S. New York, May 12, 1789. Applies for an appoint- 
ment at home or abroad. He served the Congress at Lisbon in 
1787, and refers to a copy of a letter from the Secretary of For- 
eign Affairs commending him. (Not on file.) 

. Philadelphia, January 11, 1794. Renews application. 

Snow, Samuel (of Providence). Norwich, May 13, 1790. Recom- 
mended for appointment as surveyor of the port of Providence 
by Theo. Rogers, Zabdiel Rogers, and Samuel Woodbridge. 
He spent the prime of his life in the military service. 

. Providence, June 2, 1790. James Munning recommends 

him. He was a good officer during the war. 

. New York, June 7, 1790. Benj. Huntington recommends 

him. 

. Providence, June 7, 1790. Recommended for appoint- 
ment in the collection of the revenue by David Howell. He is 
a preacher, and active and industrious in business. 

Providence, June 10, 1790. Welcome Arnold recommends 



him. 

Sonnet, John I. Fifth Street (Philadelphia), January 10, 1791. 
Applies for some employment. Recites his great distress, and 
that he is a Mason. 

February 28, 1791. Applies for some public office. He 



thanks the President for a former affectionate letter and the sea- 
sonable relief sent him. 

Spaight, Rich°. Dobbs. {See Daves, John.) 

Spear, William. {See Smith, Nath.) 

Spence, Keith. Philadelphia, February 18, 1791. Recommended 
for Appointment as collector of excise by Woodbury Langdon. 
He is a gentleman fully qualified. Also recommends for deputy 
inspectors Daniel Hart and William Hart. 



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Spknckr, Samuki.. [See Bloodworth, Timothy; North Carolina; 
Steele, John.) 

Spoonkr, Ephraim. {See Partridge, George.) 

Sproat, E. N. New York, July 9, 1789. Applies for appointment 
as receiver of the land office of the Western Territory. He held 
an office under the late geographer in that country. 

Marietta, April 15, 1792. Applies for a command in the 



Army. Alludes to service in the war under General Washington. 

Spurr, John. {See Allen, Capt. Paul.) 

Stake, John. New York, July 14, 1789. Applies for appointment 
in the customs department. He served in the war until the 
peace. 

Staniford, Jeremiah. (.5'^^ Goodhue, .) 

Stanton, Jos. (.SV^ Sheldon, James; Stelle, Benjamin ; Thompson, 
Ebenezer.) 

Stark, W. Norfolk, September 20, 1789. Applies for appointment 
as director of the Marine Hospital. Refers to Colonel Bland. 

Starr, George. (.S'^^' Whittlesey, Chauncy.) 

Steel, John. New York, September 17, 1789. Recommended for 
appointment as a marshal by Andrew Moore. He served as an 
ensign in the Ninth Virginia Regiment to the end of the war. 
Refers for his character to Colonel Grayson, General Matthews, 
and General Muhlenberg. 

Steele, Benjamin. Providence, R. I., February 25, 1790. Rec- 
ommended for appointment as naval officer at Providence by 
Nicho. Brown and John Jenckes. He held various appointments 
in the Revolution and afterwards was an assistant in the com- 
missary department and commissioner to settle accounts between 
the State and the United States. 



— . Providence, March 10, 1790. James Manning recommends 
him for naval officer. He had sole command of the military 
chest for the eastern department. 

— . Providence, May i, 1790. Applies for appointment as 
naval officer of Providence. 

— . Providence, June 7, 1790. James Manning recommends 
him again. He was paymaster to the eastern department dur- 
ing the war and commissioner of accounts for Pennsylvania, 
and a firm Federalist during the Constitutional contest. (Let- 
ter to Hon. Mr. Henry.) John Henry (undated) transmits above 
letter and endorses it. 



— . New York, June 19, 1790. Applies for appointment in 
the revenue department in Providence. Refers to Senators 
Elsworth and Maclay and to the Rhode Island Senators. 

— . July 14, 1792. Applies for commissionership of loans. 



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Steele, John. New York, June 4, 1790. Recommends as best quali- 
fied for appointment as district judge of North Carolina Colonel 

Davis, but does not believe he would accept the office; 

Samuel Spencer, at present one of the judges, but not remark- 
able for his abilities; Colonel John Stokes, captain Sixth Regi- 
ment Virginia in the war, who lost his hand in the service, a 
man of ability and well qualified. (See' Rowen, Robert; Skin- 
ner, John; Stokes, John.) 

Stephens, William. Savannah, Ga., August 8, 1796. Applies for 
appointment as judge of the Georgia district. He studied in 
the Inns of Court and has enjoyed appointments from the leg- 
islature. 

Philadelphia, September 6, 1790. Jacob Read recommends 



him. 

Sterett, Samuel. Baltimore, August 8, 1793. Applies for ap- 
pointment as surveyor of the port. 

. August 8, 1793. Renews application. (To Thomas Jeffer- 
son.) 

. (See Folger, Fred. ; Graybell, Jacob.) 



Sterritt, J a. (See Smith, Nath.) 

Stevens, Albert. Brookfield, November 16, 1795. Applies for an 
appointment. He is only 19 years old and has educated him- 
self. 

Stevens, Daniel. New York, August 29, 1789. Recommended 
for appointment as marshal of the district court of South Caro- 
lina by William Smith. He was formerly sheriff of Charleston 
and is well qualified. (To Colonel Humphries.) 

. Supervisor's Office, District of South Carolina, September 

7, 1795. Applies for appointment as superintendent of Charles- 
ton light-house. Desires the office in addition to the one he 
now holds. 

. (6V^ Mulligan, Francis; Smith, William; Webb, William.) 



Stevens, Eben^". (Undated; endorsed 1789.) Applies for ap- 
pointment as surveyor or searcher of the port. 

Stevens, Edward. Culpeper County, March 16, 1789. Applies 
for appointment in the customs service at Norfolk. (To Samuel 
Griffin). [See Bland, Colonel; Griffin, Samuel; Page, John; 
White, Alexander.) 

Stevens, Richard. Perth Amboy, May 11, 1789. Applies for ap- 
poinment as collector of customs of New Jersey. He was use- 
fully employed in the war, and was appointed collector by the 
governor. 

Stevenson, William. New York, November 19, 1792. Recom- 
mended for appointment as consul at St. Eustatius by I. Gouv- 
erneur, jr. (To Richard Harrison.) 

. Philadelphia, November 28, 1792. R. Harrison recom- 



mends him. 



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. December 27, 1792. James Yard recommends him. 

James Monroe.) 

Stewart, Charles. Union Farm, January 6, 1791. Applies for an 
appointment in the Land Office. Before the Revolution he was 
a surveyor and in 1776 followed the fate of his country. 

Stewart, Walter. Philadelphia, August 15, 1789. Applies for 
appointment as inspector-general of the militia. He lays down 
the proper plan for organizing the militia and refers to his 
services under Baron Steuben and Washington. 

. Philadelphia, February 23, 1791. Applies for appoint- 
ment as supervisor of excise. He is acquainted with the duties 
of the position. 

. (See Holmes, James.) 



Stith, William B. New York. July 28, 1789. Applies for an ap- 
pointment as collector for Bermuda Hundred (Va.). He spent 
the most critical period of his life in the service of the United 
States, and is now under the necessity of asking future employ- 
ment from them. (To Hon. Samuel Griffin.) 

Stillman, George. (See Thompson, Ebenezer. ) 

Stockton, Samuel W. New Brunswick, August 25, 1790. Recom- 
mended for appointment as judge of the district court by 
William Paterson. He is a man of good character and served 
as secretary to the Commissioner of Congress to Berlin and 
Vienna during the war. 

. Trenton, N. J. (no date). Applies for appointment as 

judge of the federal court for the district of New Jersey. 

Bloomsburg, August 20, 1790. John Cox, his father-in- 



law, recommends him. 
— . {See Vining, J.) 



Stokes, John. New York, July 31, 1790. Recommended for ap- 
pointment as judge for the district of North Carolina by John 
Steele. He has served as an additional judge in North Caro- 
lina, and his adjudications have been highly approved. {See 
North Carolina; Steele, John.) 

Stokes, William. {See Cowper, John.) 

Stone, I. H. Port Tobacco, June 15, 1789. Applies for an appoint- 
ment in the collection of the revenue. {See Faris, Hyram ; 
Forrest, Uriah; Kilty, John; Lynn, Col. John.) 

Stone, M. J. July 22, 1789. A memorandum recommending Mr. 
Davidson and Mr. Kilty, who are members of the council of 
Maryland; Mr. Richmond, who has been auditor of the State; 
Dr. E. Johnson, a physician of Baltimore; Col. Richard Barnes; 
W. H. Dorsey; Mr. Biscoe, 'an excellent naval officer; Captain 
Chesley, who fought in the war; Mr. Chilton; Mr. Hopewell, a 
member of the legislature. He does not know Mr. Wright, 
Captain Furnival, or Mr. Linn. 



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— . August 9, 1790. Recommends Jeremiah Gordon and 
Charles Llewellen as candidates for surveyor of Llewellensburg, 
if they will accept. 

[See Carbery, Henrj^; Chilton, Charles; HoUingsworth, 



Zebulon. 

Stone, Walter I. Port Tobacco, June 18, 1790. Applies for ap- 
pointment as consul or resident at London. He is about to go 
to that city and urges his claims on that ground. (To Hon. 
Mr. Morris) (^^^ Barton, William.) 

Storer, Ebenezer. Boston, May 23, 1789. Applies for an appoint- 
ment. He lost his fortune in consequence of depreciation of 
United States currency and has little now except a small salary 
as treasurer of the University at Cambridge. [See Fosdick, 
Nathaniel.) 

Storey, Daniel. (No place) January 31, 1794. Recommended for 
appointment as chaplain in the Army by Jere Wadsworth. 

Storrs, Seth. [See Wolcott, Oliver.) 

Story, John. New York, May 20, 1789. Applies for an appoint- 
ment. He entered the service as a volunteer, and served under 
the commissary and as paymaster and quartermaster-general. 
Was commissioner of accounts of Pennsylvania after the war. 

. Philadelphia, February 28, 1791. Applies for appointment 

of supervisor of excise for New York. 

. Statement filed from Nath. Greene that his conduct was 



satisfactory in the Quartermaster's Department (Philadelphia, 
November 3, 1780); from Jno. Nicholson, to his efficiency as 
commissioner to settle the accounts of Pennsylvania and the 
United States (Philadelphia, February 28, 1787). 

Street, John D. (Undated.) An unsigned communication recom- 
mends him for consul at Fayal, Azores. His father acted as 
consul during the war, furnishing relief to American prisoners 
who came to Fayal. He is a naturalized American citizen. 

. Philadelphia, May 12, 1790. John Telles recommends him. 

. New York, June 4, 1790. Dom Lynch recommends him. 

. {See Fitz Simons, Thomas.) 

Strong, C. {See Bradford, William.) 

Stuart & Barr. {See Montgomery, James.) 

Stuart, David. {See Thompson, William.) 

Sturges, William. March 29, 1792. Recommended for an ap- 
pointment by Francis Willis. 

Sullivan, James. (^^^ Cooper, Samuel; Gerry, Elbridge.) 

Sullivan, John. Durham, N. H., September 27, 1789. Applies 
for appointment as judge of the district court. He has greater 
claims than Judge Livermore, as he served in the war. 

SuTTERLOH, E. H. {See North Carolina.) 



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Swan, Isaac. Philadelphia, April 26, 1796. Applies for appoint- 
ment as superintendent of a trading post in the Indian country. 

Swan, James. Philadelphia, March 12, 1796. Applies for appoint- 
ment as consul-general to Spain. {See Barton, William.) 

Swan WICK, J. {See Nickolls, J. B.) 

SwiNEV, (Major). Harrisburg, July 28, 1796. Applies for an 

appointment in the Indian country. 

Sylvester, David. {See Thatcher, George.) 

Tallcott, Matthew. (.S't^^' Whittlesey, Chauncy.) 

Tallmadge, Benj. {See Brewster, Caleb.) 

Tannehill, Adamson. Pittsburgh, March 8, 1790. Applies for ap- 
pointment to some public ofifice. He knows the President, and 
reminds Mr. Lear that Mr. Lear lodged with him when in 
Pittsburgh. (To Tobias Lear.) 

Tanner, John. Pokepsie, July 8, 1793. Recommended for ap- 
pointment as first lieutenant on a revenue cutter by Robert 
North. He is out of business and is an able seaman. He was 
a great loser by the late war. (To Captain Dennis.) 

. New York, July 11, 1793. Jon. Lawrence recommends 

him. 

. July 12, 1793. Elias Nixsen recommends him. 

. July 15, 1793. Richard Lawrence Yates recommends him. 

. July 15, 1793. Ben. Walker recommends him. 

. A petition, undated, with numerous signatures, recom- 
mends him. 

. July 15, 1793. Comfort Sands recommends him. 



Tatham, Howell. {See Bloodworth, Timothy; Blount, William; 
North Carolina.) 

Tatham, William. Richmond, Va., March 24, 1791. Applies for 
assistance from the President. He was born in England, took 
the side of this country in the war, and served in various capaci- 
ties without compensation and at the 'expense of his parents' 
disinheritance. Is now reduced to penury. 

. March 24, 1791. Applies for appointment in any depart- 
ment for which he is qualified. His prospects have been changed 
by the Revolution. 

Writes two letters, both dated Richmond, March 24, 1791, 



relative to certain maps he is making. 

Taylor, Capt. {Sec Grayson, William.) 

Taylor, George, Jr. New York, May i, 1789. Applies for an ap- 
pointment. He was with Colonel Varick, and in 1783 became 
a clerk in the Office of Foreign Affairs, where he now is. 



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— . Philadelphia, March 17, 1792. Applies for appointment 
as chief clerk of the State Department in place of Mr. Remsen, 
who is about to resign. (To Thomas Jefferson.) 

— . Philadelphia, January 6, 1794. Encloses a copy of the tes- 



timonial of Jefferson to his efficiency as chief clerk. 

Taylor, Richard. February 7, 1790. Recommended for appoint- 
ment as successor to Mr. Short by Js. Madison, jr. He would 
be as likely to accept the office as anyone else. He formerly 
held a similar office. {See King, Miles.) 

Tklles, John. Philadelphia, December 13, 1790. Applies for ap- 
pointment as consul-general to Portugal. He has been trading 
with Portugal for some time and is now about to go there to 
live. (To Thomas Jefferson.) 

. Philadelphia, October 29, 1791. Applies for appointment 

as consul at Lisbon. (To Robert Morris.) 

. Willing, Morris & Swanwick, Mordecai Lewis & Co., Rob- 
ert Smith, Edw. Tilghman, John Wilcocks, in a joint letter (un- 
dated), urge his appointment. 

Philadelphia, November 2, 1791. Recommended for ap- 



pointment as consul at Lisbon by Edm. Randolph. He is a 
man of high character. (To Thomas Jefferson.) [See Street, 
John..D.) 

Ten Eyck, Thos. [See Van Voorhis, John.) 

Tenner, Arthur. [See Owen, Daniel.) 

Thatcher, George. New York, September 14, 1789. Recom- 
mends for district judge of Maine either David Sewal or Wil- 
liam Lithgow, jr. The former was appointed judge of the 
supreme judicial court of Massachusetts in 1776 and still holds 
the office. Mr. Lithgow is an attorney, and served five years 
in the Army and was wounded. He would make a good district 
attorney. Daniel Davis is recommended also; a'lso Joshua 
Bailey Osgood as marshal. 



— . Philadelphia, March 3, 1793. Recommends Mr. Hobby 

for deput}^ marshal of Maine, preferring him, on account of his 
former services, to William Vaughan, of Portland. 

— . (Undated.) Recommends Jeremiah Hill for collector at 
Biddeford and Pepperell. He has repeatedly been appointed 
collector by the Massachusetts legislature; also Richard Trivett 
for naval officer at the port of York; also Nathaniel Fader Fos- 
dic for collector at Portland; also James Lunt for surveyor of 
Portland and Falmouth; John Lee for collector of Penobscot ; 
Melatiah Jordan for collector of Frenchman's Bay. 

— . (Undated.) Recommends David Sylvester, of the port of 
Wiscassett, for appointment as collector of import. He has 
been appointed to the office under the State. If he is not con- 
tinued, recommends Benjamin Jones Porter, who deserves at- 
tention because his health suffered in the war; also William 



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Webb for collector of the port of Bath, he having been appointed 
to that office by the State. If he will not serve, then recom- 
mends Elkinah Watson. {See Johannet, Samuel.) 

Thayer, Simeon. Providence, June 15, 1790. Applies for appoint- 
ment in the collection of the revenue or marshal of the State. 
He is reduced to poverty and has a family to support. "A Jour- 
nal of the Sufferings and Adventures of Simeon Thayer in the 
Two Last Wars in America" gives his military service from 1757. 

Thomas, Abishai. New York, August 20, 1790. Applies for ap- 
pointment as commissioner of loans in North Carolina. {See 
Bloodworth, Timothy.) 

Thomas, A. C. {See McDaniel, William.) 

Thomas, David. {See McCrea, John.) 

Thomas, John Allen. Satterley, November 20, 1789. Recom- 
mended for appointment as judge of the federal court in Mary- 
land by George Slade. He frequently served his country in the 
cabinet and field. 

. Mill Mont, Md., December 4, 1789. William Fitzhugh 

recommends him. 

Thomas, Joseph A. {See Carbery, Henry; Partridge, George.) 

Thompson, Benjamin. Morris Town, N. J., September 12, 1789. 
Applies for appointment as consul at a French port. He was 
one of the first to assist Montgomery in Canada. Afterwards 
went, at Washington's command, into the British encampment 
to encourage desertion among the Germans; was afterwards in 
the naval service, and again in the military service till 1778. 
Has held civil office since the war, and is now poor. 

. March 30, 1790. Applies for appointment in a consular 

capacity. 

March 31, 1790. Renews application, but would be pleased 



also to be employed in the Office of Foreign Affairs. 

Thompson, David. Mill Mont, January 7, 1792. Recommended 
for appointment in the military service by William Fitzhugh. 
He is an Irishman come to this country within the past five 
years. 

Thompson, Ebenezer. Providence, May 21, 1790. Applies for ap- 
pointment as collector of revenue for the district of Providence. 
He now holds the office under the State. He lost nearly all his 
property by placing it in the Continental loan office. In 1776 
and 1777 he was a member of the council of war. Recommends 
Theodore Foster as naval officer, and Walter Tyler as surveyor, 
both being the present incumbents. 

. Providence, January .26, 1790. Edward K. Thompson 

recommends him. He is E. Thompson's son. 

Providence, May 6, 1790. Moses Brown recommends him. 



reciting the importance of a good man filling the place. 



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. New York, June 29, 1790. Joseph Stanton and Theodore 

Foster, Senators of Rhode Island, recommend him. His ap- 
pointment would tend to compose and reconcile party spirit in 
the State. They also recommend as surveyors Zachariah 
Rhodes, for Pawtucket; Job Comstock, for East Greenwich; 
Bowen Card, for North Kingston; George Stillman, for Paw- 
catuck River; Nathaniel Phillips, for Warren and Harrington. 

. Philadelphia, March 3, 1791. Jos. Stanton and Theodore 

Foster recommend him for supervisor of revenue in addition to 
the office he holds. They offer an argument in favor of a man 
from Providence. 

. {See Bowen, Jebez; Owen, Daniel; Rhode Island.) 

Thompson, Edward K. (.SV^ Thompson, Ebenezer.) 

Thompson, John. {See Jaquett, Major.) 

Thompson, Theodore. {See Foster, Theodore.) 

Thompson, Thomas. Madeira, December 8, 1790. Applies for ap- 
pointment as consul at Lisbon. He has met Mr. Jefferson and 
is familiar with Portuguese. (To Thomas Jefferson.) 

. Raleigh, March 8, 1789. Recommended for an indefinite 

appointment by Thomas Pleasants. (To James Madison.) 

. / {See Washington, George.) 



Thompson, William. Colchester, July 18, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment as naval officer at Georgetown or Alexandria. 

. Mt. Vernon, July 20, 1789. David Stuart recommends him. 

Thompson, William. Boston, July 28, 1789. Applies for an ap- 
pointment in the public service. He was trained as a merchant, 
and served in Connecticut as commissioner to settle the public 
accounts under Mr. Morris. Refers to the Vice-President and 
Senators from Massachusetts. 

. Savannah, Ga., January 23, 1793. Recommended by Nath. 

Pendleton, judge of the Georgia district. 

. Savannah, Ga., January 22, 1794. Applies for appointment 

as marshal. He is now the deputy. He served in the Ninth 
Pennsylvania Regiment from 1776 to 1781. 

January 22, 1794. Recommended for marshal of Georgia 



by Matt. McAllister and others in joint letter. He is now deputy 
marshal and the marshal has died. (Copy of his commission as 
deputy marshal filed.) 

Thomson, Mr. [Rhode Island]. {See Flint, Royal.) 

Thomson, William. {See McCrea, William A.) 

Thorn, Stephen. {See McCrea, John.) 

Thornton, William. {See Freeman, Thomas.) 

Thurston, Edward. Newport, June i, 1790. Applies for continu- 
ance in office as surveyor of the port of Newport. Has been 
twice elected to the office by the State. 



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. Newport, June 19, 1790. Recommended for continuance 

in office of surveyor and searcher in the customs by Arthur 
Fenner, Samuel J. Potter, Jo. Watson, and Thomas Hoxsie. 
He has been elected to the office for two years successively, and 
has given satisfaction. 

TiCHENOR, Isaac. (■5'^^ Vermont appointments.) 

TiLGHMAN, Edw. {See Telles, John.) 

TiLGHMAN, James. {See Nicols, Jere.) 

TiLLiNGHAST, Daniel. Providcuce, June 26, 1790. Applies for ap- 
pointment in the public service. He speaks of "the arduous 
capacity" he sustained during the Revolution, and submits 
some remarks about the charter of the United Company of the 
Train of Artillery of the Town of Providence; also recommends 
for a public office his son, George Tillinghast. 

March 7, 1791. Renews his application, specifying his 



losses in the Revolution. 
— . {See Tillinghast, Daniel.) 



TiLToN, James. Dover, April 25, 1789. Applies for continuance in 
office as Continental loan officer. He now holds the office under 
the State. 

. Wilmington, June 20, 1795. Resigns his office as commis- 
sioner of loans for the State of Delaware. He can not subsist 
on the salary alone, and the withdrawal of compensation for 
clerk hire renders it inexpedient for him to hold the office. 

. (6"^^ Jaquett, Peter; White, J.) 



Tinker, Stephen. Philadelphia, July 15, 1791. Applies for ap- 
pointment as commander of the revenue cutter fitting out for 
the State of North Carolina. Refers for his conduct during 
and since the Revolution to Governor Johnston and others. 

TiNNis, William. [See Griffin, Samuel.) 

Tinsley, Samuel. King William County, Va., February 11, 1791. 
Recommended for an appointment in the military service under 
General St. Clair by J. Nelson. He served under General Nel- 
son as a member of the Virginia Cavalry and is a worthy young 
man. {See Parker, Josiah.) 

TiTCOMB, J()N'\ Newburyport, June 19, 1789. Applies for continu- 
ance in office as naval officer of the district. He has held the 
office since the war. He served from 1775; was a general in 
1777. Is now poor. 

. Boston, June 30, 1789. Recommended for appointment as 

collector of Boston by John Hancock. He was a firm friend 
of the Revolution and was for several years naval officer at 
Newbury Port. 

. (6'^(? Gerry, Elbridge ; Goodhue, Mr.; Parsons, Theodore.) 



Tod, Alexander. (Undated.) Applies for appointment as sur- 
veyor of the port of Philadelphia. He is a merchant. Refers 
to Robert Morris and William Maclay. 



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ToLMAN, Thomas. Williston (Vt.), April 30, 1791. Recommended 
for appointment to some office at the seat of Government by 
Thomas Chittenden. He served during the war as lieutenant 
and paymaster to a regiment, and has held office since. His 
appointment would be received with pleasure in Vermont. 

. Bennington (Vt.), May 10. 1791. Moses Robinson also 

recommends him. 

Torrance, John D. {See Allen, Capt. Paul.) 

TousARD, L. Philadelphia, January 26, 1795. Applies for a mili- 
tary appointment. He was brought up as an artillery officer. 
Recalls his services in the Army, where he lost his right arm. 

TowLES, Henry Beverly. {See Parker, Josiah.) 

Travis, Champion. {See Bright, Captain.) 

Treadwell, Samuel. {See Mooney, Lawrence.) 

Trescot, Edward. {See Smith, William.) 

Trivett, Richard. {See Thatcher, George.) 

Troup, Tho. C. {See Smith, Justus B.) 

Trueman, Alexander. {See Williams, O. H.) 

Trueman, Thomas. Frederick, February 12, 1796. Recommended 
for-appointment in ascertaining the limits on the sides of the 
British and Indians in the Northwestern Territory by Th. John- 
son. He is employed in the surveying department of the city. 

Trumbull, Jonathan. (Undated.) Recommends in a memoran- 
dum for officers under the excise law: Ralph Pumroy, Christ. 
Leffingwell, M. Hopkins, M. Richards, Ezekiel Williams, jr. 

Tuck, William. Salem, March 31, 1795. Recommended for ap- 
pointment as collector at Gloucester by B. Goodhue. (To 
Oliver Wolcott.) 

Tucker, Ebenezer. Burlington, August 10, 1789. Recommended 
for appointment as surveyor at Little Egg Harbor by John 
Ross, the collector. He is familiar with the coast and the 
people, and has served under Mr. Ross for some years. 

. Burlington, August 11, 1789. Joseph Bloomfield recom- 
mends him. 

. {See Tucker, Stephen.) 

Tucker, Joseph. York, Me., July 15, 1793. Applies for appoint- 
ment as collector of the port of York. He served through the 
war as paymaster to Colonel Brooks, Seventh Massachusetts 
Regiment, and was wounded at Bemis' Heights. 

Tucker, Samuel. Boston, October i, 1790. Applies for appoint- 
ment in command of a revenue cutter. He served through the 
whole of the war as a captain. 

Tucker, Stephen. Little Egg Harbor, August 8, 1791. Recom- 
mended for appointment as lieutenant on revenue cutter by 
Ebenezer Tucker. He knows the coast well. 

AP. OF. — — Q. 



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Tucker, Thos. Tud. August i, 1789. Declines deciding upon the 
merits of the candidates for office in South Carolina. (To Colo- 
nel Humphreys.) 

TuRBETT, Samuel. Philadelphia, March 9, 1791. Recommended 
for an appointment by Christian Febiger. He has performed 
the duties of collector of excise for Lancaster County satis- 
factorily. 



— . (Undated.) Recommended for appointment under the 
excise law by James Cunningham, Adm. Hubley, jr., and four 
others. 



— . March 10, 1791. John Donaldson, register-general of 
Pennsylvania, certifies to his efficiency as collector of excise for 
Lancaster County. 

— . Comptroller-General's Office, March 10, 1791. Jno. Nichol- 



son, to the same effect. 

TuRBKViLLE, George Lee. Richmond County, Va., March 16, 1794. 
Applies for appointment as collector of Rappahannock River. 
He served in the Army from the age of 16 to 22, and in the 
Assembly from 24 to 30. Is now unfitted for active life by 
the gout. 

. {See Parker, John.) 

Turner, George. Philadelphia, August 18, 1789. Applies for a 
suitable apipointment. 

. August 24, 1789. Renews application, mentioning the 

western judgeship or the marshal's office. 

. Virginia, February 20, 1794. Recommended for appoint- 
ment as collector on the Rappahannock River by Francis 
Corbin. 

. Philadelphia, March 6, 1794. R. B. Lee recommends him 



also. 

Tyler, John. {See Grayson, William.) 

Tyler, Walter. {See Thompson, Ebenezer.) 

Tyler, William. (.S'^<!' Bowen, Jabez; Flint, Royal; Foster, Theo- 
dore; Owen, Daniel; Rhode Island.) 

Tyng, Dudley Atkins. Boston, June 19, 1795. Recommended for 
appointment as collector at Newburyport by George Cabot. 
(To Oliver Wolcott.) 

Updike, Daniel. (.SV^ Olney, Jeremiah.) 

Upshaw, Thomas. Essex, Va., July 27, 1790. Applies for some 
suitable appointment. He served in the late war. 

Upshur, John. {See Savage, George.) 

Urquhart, Lowell and. {See Muse, Lawrence.) 

Vacher, John S. New York, April 5, 1790. Applies for appoint- 
ment as interpreter in Department of State. He was born in 
France and served in the American Army. Refers to Col. 
William S. Smith and Col. Benj. Walker. (To Thomas Jefferson.) 



Vail, Aaron. Philadelphia, March 28, 1791. Applies for appoint- 
ment as consul at L'Orient. He has recently established a 
trade with France. (To Thomas Jefferson.) 

Valley, John F. Philadelphia, April 19, 1792. Applies for an ap- 
pointment. He is a Frenchman, but came over in 1781 and 
fought in the Army; was wounded at Yorktown. He is now 
poor and in need. 

Vancarrow, John. (^V^" Voight, Henry.) 

Vanderhooven, John. (See Bancker, Abraham.) 

Vanderhost, . New York, September 5, 1791. Recommended 

for appointment as consul at Bristol by William Smith. He is 
the nephev/ of the intendant of Charleston. 

Van Lynnv, Jacob. (Undated.) Recommended for appointment 
as consul at Smyrna. He speaks English and has commercial 
connections with America. (Note in Jefferson's handwriting: 
"A note from Mad^ Chastillux to Mr. Short.") 

Vans, William. Salem, December 24, 1790. Applies for continu- 
ance in office as collector for Salem. He holds the office under 
State appointment. 

. Fairfax County, April 6, 1790. Fernando Fairfax recom- 

rnpnds him. 

. {See Gerry, Elbridge.) 



Van Heer, Bartholomew. April 10, 1792. Applies for an ap- 
pointment in the military service. He commanded an inde- 
pendent troop of light dragoons during the war, and is by 
profession a soldier. 

Van VooRHis, John. (Undated.) Applies for appointment as tide- 
waiter. During the war he commanded an American vessel at 
Philadelphia; is now poor. John Rodgers, Thos. Ten Eyck, 
and eleven others recommend him. 

Varle, . Philadelphia, February 4, 1796. Applies for an 

appointment. He is a French engineer and has made plans of 
Philadelphia and New York, and a chart of St. Dominique, and 
has begun a canal. 

Varnum, James. {See Mathieu, John S. M.) 

Vaughan, James. Richmond, Va., October 15, 1791. Applies for 
appointment as keeper of the light-house at Cape Henry. He 
was the first person to make saltpeter when the greatest demand 
existed for it. 

Vaughan, John. Philadelphia, March 11, 1789. Applies for some 
appointment for his son, who has just returned from abroad. 

Vaughan, Samuel. {See Vaughan, Samuel, jr.) 

Vaughan, Samuel, Jr. Haustead, Jamaica, October 10, 1788. 
Applies for an office under the new Constitution, when it shall 
have been adopted. 



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. St. James's, Jamaica, October lo, 1788. Samuel Vaughan 

recommends him. 

Vaughan, William. {Sec Thatcher, George.) 

Venable, Abraham. (See Watts, Edw'^.) 

Verdier, John M. (See Grayson, John.) 

Vergennes, Count de. {See Franklin, William Temple.) 

Vermont appointments. (No place) February 22, 1791. Jere Wads- 
worth recommends Nathaniel Shipman for district judge. Sam- 
uel Hitchcock would not accept office, being attorney-general 
of Vermont; also recommends Stephen Jacob, Darius Chipman, 
Daniel Farrand, and Isaac Tichenor. Stephen Keyes would 
make a good naval officer. Memorandum in Jefferson's hand 
gives "substance of conversations" in favor of Darius Chipman, 
Israel Smith, Noah Smith, Isaac Tichenor, L. R. Morris, and 
Stephen Keyes. 

Vernes, J. Nantes, November 3, 1789. Applies for appointment 
as consul at Bordeaux. Submits a long letter relative to trade 
between France and the United States. Introduces Mr. Walsh. 

Vickers, Joseph. New Brunswick, May 11, 1789. Applies for 
continuance in office as naval officer for the eastern district of 
New Jersey. He now holds the office under appointment of the 
legislature. 

. New Brunswick, May 11, 1789. A petition with numerous 

signatures recommends him. 

ViNiNG, J. (Undated.) Does not favor the appointment of Colonel 
Robinson, but does favor Mr. Stockton. [See Anderson, Joseph ; 
Feliecty, Philip; Way, Nicholas.) 

VoGHT, Casper. Baltimore, February 14, 1793. Recommended 
for appointment as consul at Hamburg by John Holmes, jr. 
Represents the necessity of a consul there. (To Thomas 
Hartley.) 

. Philadelphia, February 25, 1793. Thomas Hartley recom- 



mends him. 

Vok;ht, Henry. Philadelphia, April 13, 1792. Applies for ap- 
pointment as chief coiner in the Mint. He knows how to make 
all the machinery, having been for some years employed in the 
mint of Saxe-Gotha, Germany. During the war he manufac- 
tured guns and gunlocks for the Army. 

. April 13, 1792. David Rittenhouse recommends him. 

Philadelphia, April 13, 1792. Jno. Nancarrow recommends 



him. 



— . Philadelphia, January 21, 1793. Henry Debeger, sr., rec- 
ommends him. 

— . Philadelphia, January 22, 1793. A petition with numerous 
signatures also recommends him. He served as a mechanic 
during the war. 



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. (Undated.) T. Matlack recommends him. 

Wadsworth. Jere. [See Littlefield, William ; Parsons, William W. ; 
Storey, Daniel; Vermont appointments. ) 

Wadsworth, Mr. . (No place) February 22, 1791. Recom- 
mended to fill an office in Vermont by Theodore Sedgwick. 
(To Thomas Jefferson.) 

Wadsworth, Peleg. [See Backus, Elijah.) 

Waldo, Samuel. Boston, July 17, 1789. Recommended for ap- 
pointment as comptroller in the revenue department by James 
Bowdoin. The character he has received from Wm. Wetmore, 
who has written in his behalf, is a just one. 

. Portland, July 14, 1789. William Wetmore recommends 

him. (Letter to James Bowdoin.) 

. Portland, October 25, 1790. Applies for appointment as 

collector of excise for Maine. Refers to Governor Bowdoin. 

. Boston, June 11, 1791. Recommended for appointment as 

inspector of the district of Maine by Leonard Jarvis. He is a 
man of high character, a son of the late Brigadier-General 
Waldo, and nephew of the late Governor Bowdoin. 

. April 13, 1796. Applies for appointment as inspector of 



ex-cise. 



Walker, Ben. New York, June 1, 1789. Applies for appointment 
in one of the Executive Departments. He has been employed 
during the past three years as one of the commissioners for ad- 
justing the public accounts, and desires to continue in the public 
service. [See Tanner, John.) 

Walker, Geor(;e. (^^^ Jackson, James.) 

Walker, John. Wilmington, N. C, December 13, 1789. Applies 
for continuance in office as naval officer for Port Brunswick. 
He served in the war under Washington; was elected to the 
office he now holds in 1782. 

. Wilmington, December 9. Two recommendations, with 

numerous signatures, recommend him. 

. {See North Carolina.) 



Walker, Joseph. [See Edwards, Mr. . ) 

Walker, Robert. Stratford, July 30, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment to an office in the surveying department. He served six 
years in the Army; gives his various commands. He is now 
poor, having received his pay in depreciated notes. 

Wall, Samuel. Philadelphia, December 14, 1791. Applies for ap- 
pointment as consul at Hispaniola. He has lived there, and is 
familiar with the place. He served during the late war. 

. St. Marc Island, St. Dominique, July 8, 1790. Nat. Cut- 
ting urges his appointment as consul at St. Dominique. He 
was brigade major in the Continental service, and was captured 
in the ship Quee?/ of France at Charleston, S. C. 



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. Philadelphia, December 15, 1791- Renews his application. 

Wallace, Gustavus Brown. Fredericksburg, Va., March 4, 1789. 
Applies for appointment as collector of impost for the port of 
Rappahannock. (To Samuel Griffin.) 

. March 28, 1789. Renews his application. 

. (See Griffin, Samuel; White, Alexander; Bland, Colonel.) 

Wallace, John. {See Wood, John.) 

Waller, Benj. (See Griffin, Samuel.) 

Walsh, . (See Vernes, J.) 

Walsh, John. Baltimore, March 2, 1790. Recommended for ap- 
pointment as consul at Cadiz by Sam. Smith. 

Walsh, Robert. (No place) March 21, 1791. Recommended for 
appointment as an inspector under the excise law by Dan' Car- 
roll. He would perform the duty well. 

Walton, George. Augusta, August 30, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment as judge of the district of Georgia. He has served 
his country ever since the public meetings leading to the 
Revolution. 



— . Philadelphia, April i, 1796. Applies for appointment to 
attend the running of the southern boundary under the Spanish 
treaty. He has long served in the judiciary of the State. 

— . Augusta, August 20, 1796. Applies for appointment as 
district judge in Georgia. 

Washington, September 13, 1796. Recommended for ap- 



pointment to succeed Judge Pendleton by Robert Morris. He 
is a Member of Congress and has acted as chief justice of 
Georgia. 

Wanton, Gideon. Newport, May 31, 1790. Applies for appoint- 
ment as naval officer for Newport. He has held the office for 
two years under the State and desires continuance. 

. June 8, 1790. Renews application. 

. Newport, June 10, 1790. Recommended for an appoint- 
ment by Daniel Owen, President of Constitutional Convention. 
He has been elected naval officer at Newport for two years. He 
was on the prison ship at Newport when the place was held by 
the British. 

. June 21, 1790. Applies for reinstatement, having been 

excluded from office by recent appointments. He was impris- 
oned during the war — first in jail and then on a prison ship— on 
account of his loyalty to the American cause. 

. (See Owen, Daniel.) 



Ward, Henry. (6"^^ Crooke, Robert; Mumford, William.) 
Ward, Joseph. {See Sewall, Henry.) 



6:) 



Warren, Henry. Plymouth, Mass., July i, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment as naval officer or collector of customs for Plym- 
outh and Duxborough. Alludes to the services of his father in 
the war. 

. December 7, 1790. Renews his application. 

. (6"^^ Gerry, Elbridge; Partridge, George; Warren, James.) 



Warren, James. Plymouth, June 10, 1790. Renews his applica- 
tion. Also recommends his son, Henry Warren, who has been 
in the legislature. 

Warren, Mr. . Hingham, July 7, 1789. Recommended for an 

appointment in the revenue department by B. Lincoln. He was 
aide-de-camp to General Lincoln, and was with him in 1787 in the 
insurrection. He is the son of James Warren, and is worthy. 

Washington, B. (Si^e Scott, Mr.) 

Washington, George. (Undated.) List "consulate-appointments" 
in his hand: Richard Harrison or Welsh, for Cadiz; Edwd. 
Church, for Bilboa; Thos. Thompson or Mr. Sarmento, for 
Teneriffe; Stephen Moylan, for Lisbon; McM. Pintard, for 
Madeira; James Murray, for Liverpool; Nephew The: McKen- 
zie, for Cowes; Paul R. Randall or Mr. Philr. Wilson, for 
Dublin; Wm. Eugene Imlay, for Newry; Sieur Estienne Catha- 
lat, for Marseilles ; Jos. Fenwick, for Bordeaux ; Burwell Carnes, 
for Nantes; Geo. Harrison, for Lorient; Sieur de la Motte or 
Edwd. Hall, for Havre; Nathl. Barrett, for Rouen; T. Bandir, 
for St. Martins; Sylvanus Bourne, for Hispaniola, Aux Cayes, 
Port au Prince, and the Cape ; Pulwar Skipwith, for Martinique ; 
William Knox, for Guadeloupe, St. Lucie, Tobago; Samuel 
Shaw, Canton. (See West, Hugh.) 

Washington, Hannah. (See Norton, George F.) 

Waterman, J. (No place) July 28, 1794. Applies for a clerkship. 
(To Edmund Randolph.) 

Waters, Daniel. Boston, September 30, 1790. Applies for ap- 
pointment as commander of a Continental cutter. He was 
commander of the schooner Lee in 1776, and volunteered on the 
Hancock; was captured later. 

Waters, Henry. i^See North Carolina.) 

Waters, Josiah. Boston, January 22, 1791. Applies for appoint- 
ment in any department in which his services may be useful. 
Alludes to service in the war. 

Waters, Nicholas B. {See McCrea, William A.) 

Watkins, Charles. New York, May 5, 1789. Recommended for 
appointment to a clerkship or military position by his mother, 
Lydia Watkins. He is a good accountant, and she has suffered 
losses on account of the war. 

Watkins, Lydia. {See Watkins, Charles.) 



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Watson, Ei.kannah. New York, July 25, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment as marshal for one of the eastern districts of Massa- 
chusetts. During the Revolution he had a mercantile house in 
Nantes, and extricated many Americans from prison in Eng- 
land and sent them at his own expense to America. {Set- Syl- 
vester, David.) 

Watson, Jo. {See Thurston, Edward.) 

Watson, Thomas. {See McCrea, William A.) 

Watson, William. {See Partridge, George.) 

Watts, Edw"^'. Augusta, Ga. , January 14, 1794. Applies for ap- 
pointment as marshal. (To Hon. Abraham Venable.) 

. (No place) February 17, 1794. Abraham Venable recom- 
mends him. He is a Virginian and a man of standing. 

Way, Nicholas. (No place) May i, 1794. Recommended for ofifice 
of Director of the Mint by John Vining. He is a man of under- 
standing and good character, and his independence of fortune 
secures him against temptation. 

Wayne, Anthony. Richmond, Ga., February i, 1790. Applies for 
an appointment in the military service. He does not intend to 
remain in Georgia, having suffered losses there from the inroads 
of the Indians. 

Belmont, August 2, 1790. Recommended for appointment 



as surveyor-general by Richard Peters. He was "cursed with 
a present" of a rice plantation from the State of Georgia, and has 
spent all his property on it. He will be in want in consequence. 

Webb, Samuel B. New York, May 11, 1789. Applies for some 
public ofifice. He served long in the Army, and desires an 
office to enable him to live decently in the station of life to 
which he was accustomed. 

New York, August 12, 1789. Applies for appointment as 



marshal of New York. 
— . {See Bland, Colonel. 



Webb, William. Charleston, May 9, 1795. Applies for appointment 
as naval officer of Charleston. He has been the deputy for some 
time under Mr. Isaac Motte, deceased. 

. Charleston, May 9, 1795. Daniel Stevens, supervisor, 

recommends him. 

. Charleston, May 9, 1795. ^'^ petition with many names 

urges his appointment. 

. Charleston, May 10, 1795. Isaac Holmes recommends him. 

Charleston, May 13, 1795. Recommended by William 



Smith. 

Wederstrandt, C. T. (►^SV^ Wederstrandt, John Charles.) 

Wederstrandt, John Charles. George Town, June 27, 1791. 
Recommended for appointment as consul at Isle of France by 
his father, C. T. Wederstrandt. He is about to go to Isle of 



France on commercial pursuits, and is competent. (To Daniel 
Carroll.) 

. Baltimore, June 20, 1791. Zacharie Coopman & Co. com- 
mend him. lie was their apprentice for five years. 

. George Town, July 2, 1791. Recommended for appoint- 
ment as consul at Isle of France by Daniel Carroll. 

. Baltimore, July 8, 1791. Recommended by Charles d'An- 

mours. 

Weedon, G. {See Posey, Thomas.) 

Weisenfels, Fredr. (No place) May 2, 1799. Applies for ap- 
pointment as land and tide waiter. He refers to his character 
and conduct during service. He is now old and poor. 

. New York, North River, July 10, 1789. Renews his appli- 



cation. 

Welch, Hez. Boston, September 29, 1789. Applies for an ap- 
pointment. He served throughout the war, and is now poor. 

WeEls, William. (No place) May 27, 1790. Recommended for 
appointment as consul at Madeira, by Sam. E. Meredith. The 
place is vacant and he is going there to engage in trade. (To 
William Jackson.) 

Welsii, . {See Washington, George.) 

Wessells, Cornel. (Undated.) Applies for appointment as a gauger 
for the port of New York. He has learned the method of 
gauging. 

West, Hugh. Mount Vernon, August 15, 1792. A certificate, 
signed by George Washington and in his hand, of his efficiency, 
integrity, and diligence as recording clerk in the office of his 
private secretary. 

West, (Judge). {See Bowen, Jabez.) 

West, Roger. Westgrove, August 30, 1789. Applies for an ap- 
pointment. {Set Lee, Richard Bland.) 

West, William. {See Davey, Alexander Wooddrop.) 

Wetmore, William. {See Waldo, Sam.) 

Weyman, Edward. Surveyor's Office, Charleston, August 3, 1791. 
Applies for appointment as naval officer of Charleston. He is 
now surveyor; the collector, George Abbott Hall, has died. If 
Mr. Motte, the naval officer, is promoted, then he desires the 
naval office. 

Weyman, Edward, Jr. Charleston, January 10, 1793. Applies for 
appointment as surveyor of Charleston in the place of his father, 
Edward Weyman. {See Butler, P.) 

Wharton, Joseph. Philadelphia, October 21, 1793. Applies for 
appointment as naval officer of Philadelphia. He has changed 
his life and has conquered the excesses of which he was once 
guilty. 



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Wheaton, Joseph. New York, April i8, 1789. Recommended for 
an appointment by Marinus Willett. He served under Willett 
with great credit. (To Peter Muhlenberg.) 

(No place) April 11, 1790. Applies for appointment in the 



Army. He served from the beginning to the end of the war. 

Whetcroft, Burton. Annapolis, September 9, 1793. Recom- 
mended for appointment as collector of Annapolis by A. C. 
Hanson. He is now principal clerk to the court of chancery in 
Maryland, and has conducted himself well ; he is also poor. 

Whipple, Abraham. Providence, August 11, 1789. Applies for an 
appointment in the naval service. Transmits a copy of his me- 
morial to Congress, June, 1786, reciting that he fired the first 
shot in a naval engagement in June, 1775. Gives at length his 
naval services. (A long letter.) 

Whipple, Joseph. Portsmouth, N. H., July 13, 1789. Applies for 
continuance in the office of collector of impost. He has held 
the office several years. {Sec Langdon, John.) 

White, Alexander. (Undated.) Memorandum for the President 
recommending Gen. Edward Stevens for an appointment in the 
customs, district of Norfolk; he is a man of high repute, both 
as a citizen and soldier. Col. Will Heth is recommended for any 
office he may undertake; his service in the Army is probably 
better known to the President than to the writer. Col. Gustavus 
Wallace, for a collector's place, particularly of Rappahannock; 
he was an officer in the Army. Hudson Muse, for the same office ; 
he is highly recommended. Col. Christian Febiger; he sustains 
a high character as a soldier and a citizen. Elias Langham, for 
commissary of military stores; believes his character to be good. 
Frederick Phile, as naval officer for Philadelphia ; has been twelve 
years in the office. Joseph Shallcross, for collector of customs 
at Wilmington; has no doubt of his general good character. 

. Another memorandum, dated in indorsement March 2, 

1 791, names for officers for execution of revenue laws: For 
Frederick, Edward Smith and John Shearman; for Berkeley, 
James Wilson and Nicholas Orrick ; for Hardie, Joseph Neville; 
for Harrison, Bene Wilson and Joseph Priestly; for Ohio, David 
Shepherd. 

White, Anthony W. Sans Souci, May i, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment as collector of the impost. 

. Sans Souci, September 22, 1789. Applies for appointment 

as marshal of the State, or any other office. He served in the 
war and is poor. 

White, Edward. Savannah, Ga., November 5, 1795. Applies 
for appointment as surveyor of Savannah. He served seven 
years in the war; commanded the light company of the Eighth 
Massachusetts Regiment. 

White, John. New York, May 28, 1789. Applies for an appoint- 
ment. He was in the auditor's office at camp and afterwards 



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with Paymaster-General Pierce; he has served in the commission 
to settle the accounts of the States since. 



— . July 4, 1789. A letter from J. E. Howard (of Maryland) 
testifies to his merit and capacity as commissioner to settle the* 
accounts between Maryland and the United States. 

— . Annapolis, July 8, 1789. Recommended by Tho. Harwood. 

— . Dover, July 8, 1789. Recommended by James Tilt(Mi. 

— . Dover, July 9, 1789. Recommended by Eleazer McComb. 

— . Philadelphia, July 13, 1789. Recommended by John 



Nicholson. 

. New York, July 29, 1789. Lays certain testimonials before 

the President. 

. August 26, 1789. Applies for appointment as marshal for 

the district of Maryland. Hopes his former services will war- 
rant his continuance in office. 

. New York, November 15, 1789. Jno. Pierce recommends 

him; also Samuel Osgood, Walter Lee, and Walter Livingston, 
Board of Treasury, November 16, 1786; Jonathan Burrall, com- 
missioner for settling accounts of the quartermaster's depart- 
ipent. New York, November 25, 1786; and A. C. Hanson, 
Annapolis, April 14, 1789. 

White, Moses. Rutland, Worcester County, Mass., February 8, 
1 791. Applies for an appointment in the excise. He served m 
the war from the beginning, and his health and property have 
suffered. 

Boston, February 8, 1791. Renews his application. (To 



General Lincoln.) 

White, Walton. (See Bland, Colonel; Flint, Royal.) 

Whitmarsh, Jos. (Rhode Island). (See Flint, Royal.) 

Whitney, John. Boston, May 15, 1793. Recommended by Moses 
Gill. He served in the Continental Army with good reputation. 

Whittemoke, Samuel. Port of Gloucester, March 1,1790. Applies 
for appointment as surveyor of customs. He has held the office 
of naval officer and served his country from the beginning of 
the war. 

Whittlesey, Chauncv. Middletown, December 19, 1794. Rec- 
ommended for appointment as collector at the port of Middle- 
town, Connecticut River, by George Starr, Matthew Tallcott, 
and thirteen others. 



— . Hartford, December 30, 1794. Petition, with many signa- 
tures, urges his appointment. (To the Senators and Repre- 
sentatives of Connecticut in Congress.) 

Hartford, January 7, 1795. John Caldwell recommends 



him. 



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WiCKELHAUSEN, FREDERICK Jacob. Baltimore, May 10, 1796. Rec- 
ommended for appointment as consul at Bremen by John P. 
Pleasants. He is a man of great respectability. (To Samuel 
Pleasants & Sons.) 

. Philadelphia, May 17, 1796. Clement Biddle recommends 

him. 



— . New York, May 20, 1796. Le Roy, Bayard & McEvers say 
he comes highly recommended. 

Baltimore, April 5, 1801. Geo. Meyer recommends his 



retention as consul. 

WiLCoCKS, John. (6'<!'<f Cooper, Henry; Telles, John.) 

Wilcox, Joseph. Killingvvorth, February 12, 1795. Applies for 
appointment as collector at Middletown, Conn. He was active 
throughout the war. (To Oliver Wolcott. ) 

. February 16, 1795. Applies again. (To David Humphrey.) 



WiLKiNS, Nathaniel. New York, May 10, 1790. Recommended 
for appointment as collector at Cherrystone by J. Parker. 

Wilkinson, Ruben. New York, April 30, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment as collector of the port of Savannah. He has been 
annually chosen Tor the office for some time past by the State 
legislature. 

. Savannah, July 26, 1789. Refers to charges against him 

and promises to refute them. 

. (6"^^ Bland, Colonel; Grayson, William.) 



WiLLES, Francis. [See Grayson, William.) 

Willett, Marinus. New York, July 7, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment as marshal. He has been sheriff of his county. 

. December 7, 1789. Renews application. 

. February 7, 1791. Applies for appointment as inspector 

of excise collection. 

. July 14, 1793. Applies for appointment to the vacanc}' 

to be made by the probable death of Dr. Cochran. 

. {See Halstead, John; Wheaton, Captain; Yates, Joseph B.) 



Williams, Ezekiel, Jr. {See Trumbull, Jonathan.) 

Williams, J. H. Baltimore, April 18, 1789. Applies for continu- 
ance in office as collector of the revenue. He is known to the 
President. 

Williams, Jona. Mount Pleasant, December 28, 1795. Applies for 
appointment as commissioner to ascertain British claims in 
America. He is a trained business man, and has had experience 
in Europe. 

Williams, O. H. New York, May 12, 1789. Applies for an ap- 
pointment. After leaving the Army he accepted an office in the 



HI 

customs in Maryland. He shows his efforts to improve the 
service, and submits a plan for federal revenue laws. (To 
Colonel Humphreys.) 

— . Baltimore, July 5, 1789. Refers to recommendations of 
certain applicants submitted to his consideration. He has a 
personal acquaintance only with Colonel Hall. (No accom- 
panying papers.) 

— . Baltimore, July 14, 1789. Names, in addition to previous 
recommendations. Major Jones, Maj. Alexander Trueman, and 
Maj. Benjamin Brooks, the two latter for military appointments; 
also James Seagrove for collector at Savannah. Maj. William 
Pierce, who also applies for that appointment, was in Harrison's 
regiment of artillery and performed other military service. For 
naval officer at Annapolis he names John Davidson, who has long 
discharged the office, but Capt. Robert Denny, of the Maryland 
line, also resides there, and is a man of integrity and would be 
glad of the second office. 

— . (Undated.) A memorandum (without accompanying pa- 
pers) states that he mentions the office in the revenue he would 
wish to hold. (To Colonel Humphreys.) 

— . {See Matthews, William.) 



Williamson, Hugh. New York, May 5, 1789. Recommends Ben- 
jfimin Hawkins and William Blount for appointment as commis- 
sioners to settle accounts between North Carolina and the United 
States. 

. Chamber of Congress, December 21, 1790. Writes relative 

to the appointment of a surveyor at the port of Wynnton. Lott 
Bruister, formerly in the Army, will not accept. He will com- 
municate further. (To Mr. Lear.) 

Edentown, December 9, 1793. Applies for an appointment 



at the seat of Government. He desires to educate his children. 

. Philadelphia, December 18. Repeats his application. 

. Philadelphia, May 28, 1796. Recommended for appoint- 
ment as surveyor-general for Northwest Territory by Timothy 
Bloodworth. 

. (.SV^ Campbell, David; Hill, William H. ; Iredell, James; 

Skinner, John; Sitgreaves, John; Skinner, John.) 

Willing, Morris & Swanwick. {See Brodie, William Douglas; 
Telles, John.) 

Willis, Francis. Winchester, April 3, 1789. Applies for appoint- 
ment as collector of the port of Savannah, Ga. 

. Virginia, February 10, 1790. Applies for some position. 

(To Thomas Jefferson.) 

September 30, 1790. Renews his application. (To Thomas 



Jefferson. 
— . (6"^^ Gaines, Daniel; Sturges, William.) 



Wills, EiManurl. {See Parker, Josiah.) 



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WiLMER, James Jones. Havre de Grace, February 4, 1795. Applies 
for an office. He is now postmaster at Havre de Grace, but 
the compensation is not sufficient to support his family. 

WiLMER, Simon. Chester Town, Md., August 5, 1791. Applies for 
appointment as assistant secretary to the President. 

Wilson, Bene. (6"^^ White, Alexander.) 

Wilson, James. (Undated.) Endorsed April 21, 1789. Applies 
for appointment as Chief Justice of the United States. {Se{- 
Caldwell, Samuel; Nichols, William; White, Alexander.) 

Wilson, Peter. (See Hardenbergh, Abraham.) 

Wilson, Phil'' {See Washington, George.) 

Wilson, Stephen. (See Dolozier, D.) 

Wilson, William. (Undated.) Endorsed July 16, 1796. Applies 
for an appointment to treat with the Indians. He is now a 
merchant in the back settlements of Pennsylvania. 

. (Undated.) Recommended in a petition with numerous 

signatures. 

Wilson, Willis. (See Parker, Josiah.) 

Winder, William. Congress, January 21, 1795. Recommended 
for a subordinate appointment in the Treasury Department by 
W. V. Murray. He is a resident of Somerset, Md., and is a 
State senator. 

Philadelphia, February 24, 1 795. Recommended for an ap- 



pointment, especially as Postmaster-General, by John Henry. 
He was employed for several years during the war as a member 
of the naval board in Philadelphia, and afterwards was ap- 
pointed to settle the accounts between Delaware and the United 
States, and Virginia and North Carolina and the United States. 

Wingate, Paine. (.S^r Pickering, John; Rogers, Nathaniel; Simp- 
son, William.) 

WiNSLOw, Sam. Portland, June 28, 1789. Applies for appointment 
as a comptroller or collector under the impost bill. Refers to 
General Knox, who knows him. 

. Portland, July 16, 1789. A petition, with numerous names, 

recommends him. 

WisHART, Thomas, Jr. (See Parker, Josiah.) 

WiTHERSPOON, John. {See Lowrie, Colonel.) 

WiTMAN, John. Reading, December 17, 1792. Recommended for 
appointment as inspector of the revenue for Berks County by 
Jacob Rush, Jos: Heister, Dan. Clymer, and nine others. He 
was previously the excise officer and is at present collector of 
revenue; his character is high. 

. Philadelphia, December 20, 1793. Recommended by Fred- 
erick A. Muhlenberg. 

WoLCOTT, Oliver. Philadelphia, November 17, 1794. Writes 
relative to various candidates for office; that he does not know 



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Seth Storrs. He is doubtless a man of character, but has had 
insufficient acquaintance with public business. Of David Rus- 
sell, Cephas Smith, Jonathan Robinson, he knows nothing, but 
they are well recommended. (To Edmund Randolph.) 

— . Treasury Department, October 17, 1795. Writes ordering 
commissions for Moses Kempton, collector of the district of 
Burlington; Joseph Aborn, surveyor of the port of Patuxet; 
John Grayson, collector of the district of Beaufort. (To Timo- 
thy Pickering.) 

— . Treasury Department, October 26, 1795. Orders, by the 
President's direction, the following commissions: David Wilson 
Scott, collector of Dumfries, Va. ; James Benjamin Maxwell, 
surveyor of Savannah and inspector of the revenue; Samuel 
Odiorn, of New Hampshire, second mate of a cutter. (To 
Timothy Pickering.) 

Treasury Department, November 4, 1795. Orders, at the 



President's direction, commissions for Lawrence Mooney, in- 
spector of revenue at Winton, N. C. ; Ebenezer Graham, inspector 
of the revenue at Bennett's Creek, N. C. (To Timothy Picker- 
ing-) 
Wood, Basil. Richmond, Va. , August 31, 1792. Applies for a 
clerkship. 

. Richmond, Va., February 16, 1794. Applies for appoint- 
ment to an office i-n the Secretary of State's office. (To Edmund 
Randolph.) 

Wood, John. Savannah, May 6, 1791. Recommended for appoint- 
ment to command one of the revenue cutters by Geo. Houstoun, 
John Wallace, Leonard Cecil, and Robert Bolton, "the commis- 
sioners of pilotage for the port of Savannah." 

. A petition, undated, with numerous signatures, recom- 
mends him. He was active by sea and land in the service 
during the Revolution. 

Wood, Loighton. Philadelphia, February 2, 1795. Applies for 
appointment to some office more lucrative than his present one. 
He is now in the office of the Secretary of the Treasury, and 
refers to him and the Secretary of War. 

Woodard, John. Bordentown, N. J., November 24, 1790. Applies 
for appointment as a clerk in Secretary of State's office. 

. February i, 1791. Renews his application, desiring any 

place vacant. (To Thomas Jefferson.) 

WooDBRiDGE, DuDLEY, Jr. Norwich, January 2, 1790. Recom- 
mended for appointment to the vacancy in the supreme court 
in the Western Territor^^ caused by the death of General Par- 
sons, by Samuel Huntington. He is a graduate of Yale and a 
lawyer, but is in bad health, and has lost money. 

. New York, March 23, 1790. Recommended by Benj. Hunt- 
ington. He now lives in Marietta; his connections and reputa- 
tation are high. 



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WooDBRiDGE, Samuel. {See Snow, Samuel.) 

Woodruff, Aaron D. (No place) December 15 (no year). Recom- 
mended for appointment as attorney for the New Jersey district 

by Elmer. Mr. Elmer has consulted his colleague, Mr. 

Dickinson, who concurs in the recommendation. 

Woods, Benjamin. New Bern, December 8, 1794. Recommended 
for appointment as attorney of the United States for the district 
of North Carolina by John Haywood. He is a learned and 
scientific man. (To Mr. Hawkins and Governor Martin; two 
letters of the same date.) 

. Philadelphia, December 30, 1794. Recommended by Tho. 

Blount. He merits the appointment. (To Edmund Randolph.) 

Woodward, John. New York, July 15, 1789. Applies for an office 
in the customs or any other department. He took an active 
part in the Revolution and his pursuits have been deranged 
thereby. 

. Great Dock Street, No. 14, November 14, 1789. Renews 

his application. 

. November 16. Renews his application, referring to Colo- 
nels Hamilton and Everleigh. 

Spruce Street, No. 118, July 25, 1791. Applies for a better 



position. He is a clerk in the Treasury. 

Woodward, Joseph. New York, May 11, 1789. Applies for ap- 
pointment in the revenue service in the Boston district. Refers 
to the Vice-President and Senators and Representatives from 
Massachusetts. Submits copies of recommendations from James 
Bowdoin, C. Gore, Joseph Barrell, and Richard Cranch. The 
last two say he is a friend of the Constitution and a Federalist. 

WooLSEY, Melancthon Lloyd. (Undated.) Endorsed March 2, 
1793. Recommended for appointment as collector of the port 
of Lake Champlain by Mr. Hillhouse. Mr. Burser and Colonel 
• Wadsworth know his character. 

WopsTER, Mary. [See Wooster, Thomas.) 

WoosTER, Thomas. New Haven, May 8, 1789. Recommended for 
an appointment by his mother, Mary Wooster. He lost his pay 
in the Continental Army and is left in necessitous circumstances. 

WoRMELEY, Ralph. {See Muse, Hudson.) 

WoRTHiNGTON, WiLLiAM. (No placc) Junc 2, 1789. Applies for 
appointment as naval officer at Saybrook, should a post be 
established there. 

Wray, George. (No place) April 24, 1790. Recommended for 
appointment as collector of Hampton by Samuel Griffin. He 
has been his father's deputy for the last nine years. 

. The Hermitage, Ashton Manor, Elizabeth City County, 

September 13, 1792. Recommended for appointment as keeper 
of the light-house by his brother, Jacob Wray. 



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Wray, Jacob. (6'^^Griffin, Samuel ; King, Miles; Page, John; Wray, 
George.) 

Wray, William. Richmond, July 4, 1792. Recommended for ap- 
pointment as surgeon's mate, or in the Army, by William Car- 
ter, sr. , surgeon of the Continental hospital during the war. 

Wright, John. {See Richmond, C. ; Stone, M. J.) 

Wyatt, Lemuel. (See Lawrence, Joseph.) 

Wylly, Richard. (6"^^ Jackson, James.) 

Wynkoop, James. Baltimore, December 3, 1790. Recommended 
for appointment as health ofificer at Baltimore by Drs. E. John- 
son, George Brown, and four others. They have already peti- 
tioned Congress for the establishment of the office. 

. Philadelphia, December 20, 1790. Recommended by W. 

Shippen, Adam Kuhn, Benjamin Rush, and James Hutchinson 
for health officer at Baltimore. He studied under Dr. Phineas 
Bond and graduated at the College of Philadelphia. 

. Philadelphia, December 20, 1790. Recommended by 

George Meade, Chas. Pettit, Thomas Fisher, and seven others. 

. Philadelphia, December 23, 1794. Applies for appoint- 
ment as inspecting physician at Baltimore. 

Yanardi, Joseph. Philadelphia, January 30, 1793. Recommended 
for appointment as consul at Cadiz by Nat. Cutting. Recites 
the reasons for having a consul at Cadiz. (To Thos. Jefferson.) 

Yard, James. {See Stevenson, William.) 

Yates, Joseph B. New York, May 16, 1794. Recommended for 
appointment in the new corps of artillerists byMarinus Willett. 
He is the son of the chief justice of New York. 

Yates, Mr. . (.S"^^ Muse, Hudson.) 

Yates, Richard Lawrence. {See Tanner, John.) 

Yeaton, Hopley. Portsmouth, N. H., December 11, 1789. Applies 
for an appointment. He was first lieutenant on the frigate 
Deane and continued in the Navy till the close of the war. 

Young, James. Great Dock Street, No. 4, July 18, 1789. Applies 
for appointment as surveyor of the port of I3altimore or clerk of 
the federal court of Maryland. Refers to Hon. John Henry 
and Messrs. Carroll and Smith. 

Young, Robert. Shuters Hill, April 19, 1789. Recommended for 
appointment as naval officer on Patuxent River by William 
Lyles. He lives at Nottingham, Md. 

. Alexandria, April 22, 1789. R. Hooe recommends him. 

. Alexandria, April 22, 1789. John Fitzgerald recommends 



him. 
ap. of, 



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. Alexandria, April 22, 1789. Recommended by James Craik. 

Young, William. New Brunswick, N. J., May 11, 1 7H9. Applies 
for appointment as collector of New Jersey. Refers to Hon. 
Mr. Paterson, Gen. Stephen Moylan, and others. 

. Goshen, May 31, 1789. Recommended by Stephen Moy- 
lan. Mr. Moylan is willing to serve the Government himself. 

Youn(;husbani), Isaac. [See Parker, Josiah.) 

Zacharie Coapmax & Co. (S^e Wederstrandt, John Charles.) 

ZucKKRBKCKER, F'rkderick William. St. Petersburg, September 18, 
1794. Applies for appointment as consul-general to Russia. 



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